The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao yesterday congratulated the new Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina on her assumption of office.

He also expressed his hope that a comprehensive partnership between Dhaka and Beijing would be raised to a new level.

Through a felicitation message, Jiabao said Bangladesh and China are intimate and friendly close neighbours.

He asserted that two countries always maintain mutual understanding, trust and support to each other and developed fruitful cooperation in every field. This cooperation had brought substantial benefits to the people of both the countries and made positive contributions to establish regional peace.

He expressed hope to strengthen bilateral relationship as well as friendship and mutual cooperation between the two countries through joint efforts.

In a separate message of felicitation to Foreign Minister Dr Dipumoni, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said it is the unswerving policy of the Chinese government to consistently strengthen and solidify friendly cooperation between China and Bangladesh.