Dhaka, November 4th—Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Bangladeshi President, met here today with Liu Haixing, Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee. 

Alamgir first conveyed his warm greetings and best wishes to President Xi Jinping. He expressed his special gratitude to President Xi for sending congratulations at the earliest opportunity following his assumption of the presidency, saying that this demonstrated President Xi's great importance attached to Bangladesh-China relations. Alamgir reaffirmed that the Bangladeshi government and the entire country firmly adhere to the one-China principle and that Bangladesh stands by its words. He said that he had been closely following China's development, including the recent Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee. In the face of profound changes in the international landscape, China has successfully risen to external challenges with courage and wisdom under the leadership of President Xi Jinping. China has not only continued to achieve remarkable development, but also set an example for and instilled confidence in developing countries pursuing development based on their own national conditions. China is a close and highly trusted friend of Bangladesh. The visit to China by the Bangladeshi Prime Minister in June this year was a great success. Bangladesh is pleased with the progress made by both sides in implementing the important common understandings reached by the leaders of the two countries. During the visit, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the CPC signed a memorandum of understanding on exchanges and cooperation, which is an important milestone in the development of relations between the two Parties. Bangladesh stands ready to learn from the CPC's experience in state governance and administration, and to strengthen cooperation with China in trade, economy, agriculture, education, connectivity and other fields under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative. More Chinese enterprises are welcome to invest in Bangladesh, and they are expected to create more employment and cooperation opportunities and carry forward the traditional friendship between the two countries.  

Liu thanked President Alamgir for his care and support for China-Bangladesh relations in the various important positions he had held. He congratulated the new Bangladeshi government on the positive progress in maintaining unity and stability, developing the economy and improving people's livelihoods. Liu said, since the establishment of diplomatic relations 51 years ago, China and Bangladesh had withstood the tests of changing international circumstances. In June this year, President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, during the latter's visit to China, jointly announced the building of a China-Bangladesh community with a shared future in the new era, opening a new chapter in bilateral relations. China will, as always, respect the Bangladeshi people's choice of a development path suited to the national conditions and support Bangladesh in safeguarding national independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity. China stands ready to strengthen cooperation with Bangladesh in infrastructure development, trade, economy, agriculture, science and technology, green energy and other fields. The CPC stands ready to enhance exchanges and mutual learning with major political parties in Bangladesh, including the BNP, and use the "political party plus" platform to facilitate practical cooperation between the two sides. He called on both sides to launch more “small and beautiful” livelihood projects, so that the benefits of friendly cooperation between the two countries reach more people. Liu also introduced the main content of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee.