Beijing, June 26 (V7N) – Prime Minister Tarique Rahman met with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People on Friday morning local time, according to a post from the Prime Minister’s Office on social media.
The high-level meeting comes shortly after the Prime Minister’s visit to the Monument to the People's Heroes, where he laid a wreath in honor of China’s revolutionary martyrs at Tiananmen Square.
During the earlier ceremony, Prime Minister Rahman stood in silence after placing the wreath, paying deep respect to the memory of those who sacrificed their lives in China’s revolutionary history.
The Prime Minister was accompanied by his wife Dr. Zubaida Rahman and a high-level delegation, including Foreign Minister Dr. Khalilur Rahman, Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapan, Water Resources Minister Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie, Economic Advisor Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, Foreign Affairs Advisor Humayun Kabir, and several other senior officials.
The meeting between the two leaders is expected to further strengthen diplomatic ties and expand cooperation between Bangladesh and China across multiple sectors, including trade, investment, and development partnerships.
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