Member of the Chinese Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday sent a congratulatory message to Hasan Mahmud on his assumption of office as foreign minister of Bangladesh.
Wang Yi wrote in the message that China and Bangladesh are neighbours with a long history of friendship.
Over the past 49 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, the two countries have always respected each other, treated each other equally, and achieved mutual benefits and win-win results.
China and Bangladesh have firmly supported each other on issues that bear on each other's core interests. The China-Bangladesh relations have made significant progress.
Wang expected to work with the foreign minister of Bangladesh to further implement the important consensus reached by leaders of the two countries, so as to uplift the China-Bangladesh Strategic Partnership of Cooperation to a new height.
