Ambassador of China to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Sunday iterated that China would remain committed to finding a durable solution to the Rohingya crisis, including a ceasefire in violence-torn Rakhine State in Myanmar.
The Chinese envoy made the assurance while paying a call on chief adviser to the interim government Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in the city.
鈥楾he Ambassador said that China would remain committed to finding a durable solution to the Rohingya crisis, including a ceasefire in violence-torn Rakhine state in Myanmar,鈥� said a release from the chief adviser鈥檚 press wing.
Professor Yunus hoped that China would continue to provide political, financial and humanitarian assistance to more than one million Rohingya people living in Bangladesh, it mentioned.
He also called China to relocate some of its solar panel factories to Bangladesh in an effort to boost the country鈥檚 green transition and exports.
The chief adviser stressed the need for close economic collaboration between Beijing and Dhaka and asked the Chinese investors to relocate their plants to Bangladesh, according to the release.
He said that China has emerged as one of the largest manufacturers of solar panels, but the country increasingly faced restrictions in the export market.
Chinese manufacturers 鈥榗an relocate鈥� solar panel factories to Bangladesh, which will help Bangladesh diversify exports and help transition to a green economy, the 2006 Nobel Peace laureate said at the meeting.
He also called for increased imports of Bangladeshi goods to China in an effort to increase economic cooperation between the two nations. He also called technological transfer and increased collaboration in disaster management, education and farming, the release said.
Yao Wen conveyed greetings of the Chinese leadership and its people to Professor Muhammad Yunus on his assumption of the leadership of the Bangladesh Interim Government.
The Ambassador said Beijing was ready to work with Dhaka and hoped that he would 鈥榝ulfill expectations of a poverty-free Bangladesh鈥�.
鈥楾he future of Bangladesh will be better and brighter under your leadership,鈥� the release said quoting the Chinese envoy to have told the chief adviser.
During the meeting, the Chinese ambassador conveyed Chinese leadership鈥檚 invitation to Professor Yunus to visit China at his convenient time.
Yao Wen handed over a cheque for $20,000 dollars to the chief adviser鈥檚 Flood Relief Fund from the embassy, the press release said.
He said that the Chinese Red Cross would also donate $1,00,000 dollars as humanitarian aid to Bangladesh鈥檚 flood-affected people, it added.