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The Chinese Defense Minister has arrived in Dhaka

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  • 27 April, 2021 13:56:05

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News Desk: Chinese Defense Minister and State Councilor Wei Feng has arrived in Dhaka on a short one-day visit. He arrived in Dhaka at 10:45 am on Tuesday (April 28th),

a foreign ministry official confirmed. State Minister for Foreign Affairs. Shahriar Alam welcomed Fengi at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. From the airport, Fengi will go to Dhanmondi No. 32 to pay homage to the portrait of Bangabandhu. He will then meet Army Chief General Aziz Ahmed. President at 3 in the afternoon.

The Chinese Defense Minister will meet Abdul Hamid. Following the recent visit of Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Norvan to Dhaka, the visit of the Chinese Defense Minister to Dhaka is of special importance amid the coronavirus situation. Bangladesh is in contact with China due to uncertainty over vaccination from India to cope with the second wave of corona.

And China is also ready to vaccinate Bangladesh. Various sources say that China will send the vaccine at any time if the Bangladesh government wants. In that case, China will initially give 5 to 6 lakh doses of vaccine to Bangladesh as a gift. Due to the ongoing situation, apart from the issue of vaccines,

Dhaka has important relations with China in the defense sector with China, a major source of arms for the Bangladesh Army. Moreover, in the global political context, Wei Feng will also ensure that Bangladesh does not deviate from the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) initiated by China. The Chinese defense minister was scheduled to pay a one-day visit to Kathmandu from Nepal's capital Kathmandu in late November last year. But Wei Fengi canceled the tour at that time.

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