JOHANNESBURG, Aug 24 (NNN-BSS) — Chinese President Xi Jinping and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina held a bilateral meeting here Wednesday.
The meeting was held at the Hotel Hilton Sandton here this evening on the sidelines of the 15th BRICS Summit.
Bangladesh premier arrived in Johannesburg on Aug 22 to attend the summit being held at Johannesburg on Aug 22-24.
On Thursday, Sheikh Hasina will deliver a speech on behalf of Bangladesh as a member of the “New Development Bank of BRICS” at Friends of BRICS Leaders Dialogue (BRICS-Africa Outreach and the BRICS Plus Dialogues) comprising representatives from 70 countries.
China’s President Xi Jinping arrived in South Africa on Monday midnight.
Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen, Prime Minister’s Private Industry and Investment Adviser Salman Fazlur Rahman, PM’s daughter and Theamatic Ambassador of Climate Vulnerable Forum and Chairperson of the National Advisory Committee for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Saima Wazed, PM’s Principal Secretary Md Tofazzel Hossain Miah and Senior Secretary of Foreign Affairs Masud Bin Momen were present in the meeting. — NNN-BSS
