Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has expressed his hope that China would invest more in Bangladesh in the coming years.
He also thanked China for being the largest bilateral trade partner of Bangladesh and hoped that bilateral relations between the two countries would reach new heights during the tenure of the new ambassador.
The foreign minister came up with the statement during a meeting with newly-appointed Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka on Monday, reports UNB.
During the meeting, both sides exchanged views on bilateral and multilateral cooperation of mutual interests, including trade and investment, infrastructure development, connectivity and South-South cooperation.
Momen acknowledged the "invaluable" support that China had extended to Bangladesh to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic.
He expressed hope of having China's continuous support in the repatriation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar.
Momen appreciated China's assistance in several mega projects in Bangladesh and looked forward to the speedy approval and implementation of the existing and pipelined projects.
He also thanked the Chinese government for enhancing duty-free quota-free (DFQF) market access from 97 per cent to 98 per cent of products from Bangladesh to the Chinese market and hoped that this facility would come into force with necessary gazette notification within a short time.
The foreign minister wished the ambassador a successful tenure in Bangladesh and assured him of full cooperation.