Dhaka, November 4th—Tarique Rahman, Bangladeshi Prime Minister and Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), met here today with Liu Haixing, Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee. 

Tarique first conveyed his warm greetings and best wishes to General Secretary Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang. He fondly recalled his successful visit to China in June this year. He said, the elder generations of leaders of the two countries had laid a solid foundation for Bangladesh-China friendship, and it was our responsibility to further advance bilateral relations. Bangladesh currently faces a number of difficulties in economic and social development, resulting from various domestic and external factors. The new Bangladeshi government has formulated a national development plan and is confident of promoting economic growth and improving people's livelihoods. The people of Bangladesh have special feelings for the Chinese people. No matter what difficulties Bangladesh encounters, China has always stood by Bangladesh's side. The strong public support for Bangladesh-China relations gives us the confidence and resolve to continue advancing bilateral ties. Bangladesh stands ready to strengthen cooperation with China in infrastructure, agriculture, water conservancy, energy and other fields, injecting fresh and strong impetus into bilateral relations. In recent years, under the leadership of General Secretary Xi, the CPC has led the Chinese people in achieving tremendous development accomplishments. The Bangladeshi government supports exchanges between political parties in Bangladesh and the CPC, and supports them in learning from China's experience and practices in party and state governance, including strengthening the Party and better serving the country and the people.  

Liu said, China-Bangladesh relations were jointly established by the elder generations of leaders of the two countries and have continued to develop, mature and grow stronger. In June this year, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman successfully visited China, during which President Xi and Mr. Prime Minister jointly announced the building of a China-Bangladesh community with a shared future in the new era, drawing a new blueprint for the development of bilateral relations. China appreciates Bangladesh's adherence to the one-China principle and the firm support for China's position on issues involving China's core interests and major concerns. China, for its part, firmly supports Bangladesh in safeguarding its independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, and in exploring a development path suited to its national conditions. China stands ready to work with Bangladesh to deepen the alignment of development strategies, step up connectivity of markets and industries, promote the integration of trade and investment, advance the development of the China-Myanmar-Bangladesh Economic Corridor, and jointly uphold the common interests of the Global South. The CPC and the BNP are both ruling parties. China is willing to take the signing of the memorandum of understanding on exchanges and cooperation between the two Parties as an opportunity to strengthen institutionalized exchanges, deepen experience exchange in state governance and administration, and actively pursue "political party plus" cooperation, so as to further advance bilateral relations. Liu also introduced the spirit of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee. 

On the same day, Liu also paid tribute at the mausoleum of Ziaur Rahman, the Founding President of Bangladesh, and his wife.