Dhaka [Bangladesh], August 2 (ANI): China has expressed hope that its navy will strengthen cooperation and deepen friendship with Bangladesh armed forces for sustaining world peace, The Daily Star reported.
Chinese Embassy in Bangladesh in an announcement stated, “Guided by the consensus reached by top leaders of China and Bangladesh, the both militaries will continually strengthen solidarity and cooperation on the basis of the already fruitful results, work together to meet challenges, and jointly write a new chapter in deepening China-Bangladesh friendship and maintaining world peace.”Chinese Embassy in Bangladesh made the assertion because it held a reception on Monday to rejoice the 96th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Liberation Army of China (PLA).
ensp;Lieutenant General Waker-Uz-Zaman,ensp;Principal Staff Officerof Bangladesh Armed Forces Division, was chief visitor on the reception.
More than 200 dignitaries from the Bangladeshi armed forces, authorities, police, overseas missions and defence attches in Dhaka and the native Chinese group attended the occasion. Lieutenant General Waker-Uz-Zamanensp;congratulated the PLA on the event, based on the assertion. Earlier in January, a report stated that China can be stepping ahead for Bangladeshi port Mongla, Nikkei Asia reported. Bangladesh’s second-largest port, Mongla, is likely one of the initiatives the place India has transhipment amenities to hold items to its landlocked northeastern states.
In 2015, the governments of Bangladesh and India determined to improve Mongla underneath a line of credit score from New Delhi. After approving the challenge, Mongla Port Authority signed a take care of Egis India Consulting Engineers in late December.Meanwhile, China, which has been eyeing the power for years is taking on steps in having the Bangladeshi port Mongla, Nikkei Asia reported.
This transfer is “very surprising,” Delwar Hossain, director of the East Asia Center on the University of Dhaka, stated of the usually bitter rivals agreeing to fund the identical port.China, signed an umbrella deal in 2016 when Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Dhaka, underneath which it pledged to fund 27 improvement initiatives together with an enlargement and modernization of Mongla’s amenities, based on Nikkei Asia reported.
Yet, though a feasibility research discovered the challenge “crucial” for Bangladesh, Beijing was gradual to pony up the deliberate USD 400 million, reported Nikkei Asia. Earlier, on December 14, after the experiences surfaced on New Delhi’s number of Egis, Beijing confirmed to the Bangladeshi Finance Ministry that it was prepared to fund the challenge. (ANI)