The two countries will discuss constructing a road link for connecting China with Bangladesh via Myanmar during Chinese vice president Xi Jingping's visit tomorrow, foreign minister Dipu Moni said today.
Bangladesh and China plan to construct a road link via Myanmar to boost connectivity between the two nations as they seek to deepen bilateral relationship, including space cooperation.
The two countries will discuss constructing a road link for connecting China with Bangladesh via Myanmar during Chinese vice president Xi Jingping's visit tomorrow, foreign minister Dipu Moni said today.
They will also discuss launching of satellite stations during the two-day official visit of the Chinese vice-president that begins on Monday.
"There will be discussion on launching of satellite stations in Bangladesh with Chinese assistance," Moni was quoted as saying by the private bdnews24 online.
The foreign minister said Chinese companies had recently made proposals to help with launching of satellites.
The report, quoting foreign ministry sources, said Bangladesh will be able to collect necessary data on land use and disasters such as cyclone, flood, surge and drought with the satellite.
Ashfaqur Rahman, a former Bangladesh ambassador to China, was quoted as saying that the Chinese government in 2007 gave Bangladesh a ground station for launching satellite stations.
Sparso, which is under defence ministry, looked after the satellite ground station, he said.
The minister told reporters that an agreement on economic cooperation between Dhaka and Beijing would be signed during Xi's visit.
In addition, she said, the two sides will also discuss other regional matters during the talks headed by prime minister Sheikh Hasina and Xi.
Moni said the two leaders would also discuss the progress on implementation of the joint communiqué signed during Hasina's China visit.
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