Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called for concluding the BIMSTEC Free Trade Agreement (FTA) which was negotiated in 2004.
HPM Sheikh Hasina suggested three specific ways for BRICS to engage closely with BIMSTEC, saying this was a timely step to identify mutual scope as well as synergies for cooperation. She made the remarks while addressing at the BRICS-BIMSTEC Outreach Summit held in Goa on Sunday.
Bangladesh and China said their existing "closer comprehensive cooperation" has been elevated to "strategic relationship" as visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, hours after his arrival on a landmark two-day visit.
Bangladesh has formally joined China’s “One Belt One Road" Initiative which is said to be the focus of President Xi Jinping’s Dhaka visit.
Bangladesh and China have signed 27 deals on cooperation in a number of sectors, among which are coastal disaster management and construction of a Karnaphuli tunnel.
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