We wish for restoration of peace and stability in Bangladesh: Chinese envoy

China wants restoration of peace and stability in Bangladesh, said Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen today.

"We wish that peace and stability will be restored very soon. This is aspiration of all in Bangladesh. It is important for China too. We want to have more cooperation. We wish to see Bangladesh move forward," he said.

The diplomat made the comment in response to media questions on the ongoing countrywide movement by the students seeking reforms to the quota system in the government jobs.

Yao Wen met Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud at the foreign ministry as a follow-up to the recent visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to China.

Asked for comments on the quota reform movement, he said they don't comment on the internal affairs of any country, as it could be interfering in the internal affairs of another country.

"It is unfortunate that there is violence and loss of life. However, we believe that the government of Bangladesh and people have capacity and wisdom to solve your own problems," Yao Wen said.

On the recent visit of the PM to China, he said China will provide $2 billion at the request of Bangladesh government.

"After internal coordination, we discussed and are going to provide a package of grants, interest free-loan, preferential loan and commercial loan. In total it is $2 billion," he said.

The details of the package need to be finalised at the working level, he said, adding: "This demonstrates our support to Bangladesh. I believe this package will boost our bilateral cooperation and development."

He told Foreign Minister Hasan Mahumd that Chinese special envoy on Asian affairs Wang Yingfan will be visiting Bangladesh soon and discuss the issues of Rohingya crisis and the ways of solving it.

Ambassador Yao said China agrees that there was no other solution except safe repatriation of the Rohingyas to their homeland.

"It is a big problem for Bangladesh," he said, noting that conflict broke out in Myanmar and it is intensifying in Rakhine, too.

Bangladesh is hosting nearly 1.3 million Rohingyas in Cox's Bazar and Bhasan Char with babies born every year.

Yao Wen shed light on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's recent visit to China and discussed bilateral issues including determining the focal point of Bangladesh in terms of comprehensive economic cooperation with China, celebrating 50 years of China's diplomatic relations with Bangladesh, and advancing comprehensive strategic cooperation.

Hasan Mahmud through the ambassador invited the Chinese Foreign Minister to visit Bangladesh at a convenient time and urged China to build another road-tunnel in Chattogram.