Chinese FM Wang Pays Homage to Bangabandhu

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday visited Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi-32 and paid tribute to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md. Shahriar Alam received the Chinese Foreign Minister at the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum.

The Chinese Foreign Minister placed a floral wreath at the portrait of Bangabandhu and signed visitors’ book there.

The State Minister accompanied the Chinese Foreign Minister while visiting the museum.

Minister Wang arrived here on Saturday afternoon to discuss bilateral, regional and global issues with Bangladesh leadership with a hope to “elevate” the relationship with Bangladesh to a “new level”.

Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque received the Chinese Foreign Minister upon his arrival at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 5:18 pm, a senior official told UNB.

Minister Wang is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Sunday morning apart from holding a bilateral meeting with his Bangladesh counterpart Momen the same day.

The meeting between Foreign Minister Momen and his Chinese counterpart Wang is scheduled to begin at 7:30am (beginning with breakfast) at Sonargaon Hotel.

They will have an exchange of views on bilateral relations and international and regional issues of shared interest.