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BD-Myanmar China hopes for peaceful solution to disputes

Staff Correspondent
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Zhang Xianyi said the disputes and disagreements between Bangladesh and Myanmar on issues like maritime boundary could be solved only by peaceful negotiation.
'There may be disputes and disagreements between the neighbours. I think the problem would be solved by peaceful negotiation," he told the journalists at the Meet the Reporters session at Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) yesterday. DRU organised the event on Bangladesh-China bilateral relations.
Quoting Foreign Minister Dipu Mom, he said there was no tension on Bangladesh-Myanmar border.
Asked whether China would agree to mediate the border disputes between Bangladesh and Myanmar, he said neither side has approached them yet.
Replying to a question, he said, "It's my strong belief that military attack is not the solution to any issue."
The Chinese ambassador said China and Bangladesh are close neighbours enjoying traditional and time-tested friendship and both the countries have gained fruitful and genuine cooperation in all fields since the establishment of diplomatic relations.
Xianyi said the economic cooperation between China and Bangladesh is gaining momentum and the trade volume in 2008 amounted to about $4.67 billion.
"We are now planning to implement several aid projects in Bangladesh, includ Ing the seventh Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge, two rural primary schools and Bangladesh-China Exhibition Centre," he said.
Asked about trade gap between the two countries, he said he would do his best to explore the potentials of trade in the country in order to reduce the trade gap. We want to import more from Bangladesh, he said.
"We buy about 10 percent exportable jute and jute products from Bangladesh and we could buy jute, leather, frozen seafood, tea and textile from Bangladesh," he added.
He also invited Bangladeshi entrepreneurs to attend the trade fairs in China to introduce their products.
Regarding the Bangladesh-Myanmar-China highway, the envoy said China wants to be connected with Chittagong via Myanmar.
The proposed ’ ;ghway was under consideration of the three governments, he said adding, ’Bangladesh-Myanmar-China road is still on the table. All governments are positive about the project."
Asked whether China is going to construct a dam upstream on the Brahmaputra river, he said the spokesman for the Chinese government made it clear that the news in the Indian media about constructing dam is inconsistent with the fact.
China would come up with consultation with Bangladesh if it wants to do anything that would have an impact on the country, he said.
DRU president Shamim Ahmad was in the chair while general secretary Pathik Saha, among others, addressed the session.