After attending a series of meetings at the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2025, chief adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus is now on his way to Beijing to hold bilateral talks with Chinese president Xi Jinping, reports UNB.
Citing CA’s deputy press secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder, the media reported that Dr Yunus left Qionghai Bo’ao International Airport for Beijing at 7pm (China time) for the meeting that is scheduled for Friday.
On the first day of his four-day China visit, the Bangladesh Chief Adviser spoke at the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference and joined at least eight events, including bilateral meetings, Azad said.
Boao is a coastal town in the city of Qionghai, Hainan.
Dr Yunus is scheduled to reach Beijing International Airport at around 10:55pm (China time) after approximately a four-hour journey by air.
The chief adviser will be received by Sun Weidong, vice minister of China. Kids will also greet him with flowers.
Dr Yunus is on a four-day visit to China through which he thinks the relationship between Bangladesh and China would further be deepened.
Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain, Power, Energy and Mineral Resources; Road Transport and Bridges; and Railways Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, High Representative to Chief Adviser Khalilur Rahman, Principal Coordinator on SDGs Affairs and Senior Secretary Lamiya Morshed and CA's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam are accompanying the Chief Adviser.
On Friday morning, Dr Yunus will be at the Great Hall of China amid a static guard of honour.
After the meeting, Dr Yunus and Chinese President Xi Jinping will pose for a joint photo.
They will discuss various strategic bilateral issues between Bangladesh and China, trade and investment growth, agriculture, infrastructure, support for renewable energy sectors, and resolving the Rohingya issue, as well as overall issues of mutual interest between the two countries, said foreign secretary Md Jashim Uddin.
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