Kaladan News

Date: Sunday, August 01, 2004

Dhaka and Beijing to Open the Direct Road Link, via Burma

Chittagong, August 01: The eight-member Chinese delegation headed by Shao Qiwei, vice-governor of Yunan, arrived in Dhaka earlier in the day to expend trade and to open the direct link between Bangladesh and Yunun Province of China, via Burma, according to the report of the Daily Star of Bangladesh.

Regarding this, at a meeting yesterday with Commerce Minister Altaf Hossain Chowdhury at the Secretariat, the two sides discussed on expending trade and agreed to open the direct road link Between two countries through Burma to ease transportation of goods for further expanding bilateral trade. Construction work on the road link will start during next dry season.

The road link will connect Bangladesh with China’s southwestern Yunun Province, which is the closest in proximity between the two countries.

The two countries have also decided to swap air flights by their national airlines to boost business and tourist exchanges.

Commerce Minister of Bangladesh said direct goods transportation between China and Bangladesh will be faster after completion of the road construction within one and a half year.

Shao Qiwei, the leader of the Chinese delegation, said there is tremendous scope for expanding business relations between the two countries. ##

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