New China FM promises strengthening of relations

New Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has termed Dhaka-Beijing bilateral relations a "closer comprehensive partnership of cooperation" and assured all possible support for furthering the relations.
Wang Yi made the remarks after receiving Foreign Secretary Md Shahidul Haque and his delegation at Wang's office in the Chinese foreign ministry Wednesday, says a press release.
The Bangladesh delegation had bilateral consultation with Chinese delegation led by Liu Zhenmin, vice foreign minister of the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
In response to Haque's request to China to ease the visa procedures for Bangladeshis, the Chinese side assured his delegation of further easing visa procedures for tourists and particularly Bangladeshi businesspersons.
The Chinese side said China was considering to expand the preferential trading arrangement which would cover almost 95 percent of Bangladesh goods as well as to discuss the issue of rules of origin to reduce the trade imbalance.
The foreign secretary handed over a list of 17 products for duty-free access to China while meeting the vice minister of the commerce ministry.