Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China Zhao Leji has congratulated Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on her assumption of office as Speaker of the Parliament of Bangladesh.
Zhao said he would like to work together with his Bangladesh counterpart to further deepen the friendly exchanges and cooperation between the National People's Congress of China and the Parliament of Bangladesh, so as to uplift the Bangladesh-China strategic partnership of cooperation to a new height.
Zhao Leji wrote in the message on Tuesday that Bangladesh and China are neighbors with a long history of friendship, according to the Embassy of China in Dhaka.
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"In recent years, the two countries have conducted frequent high-level exchanges, constantly enhanced political mutual trust, and yielded fruitful results in Belt and Road cooperation," he said.
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