<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said, “Our discussion was very useful and fruitful. Good news is that China has expressed its willingness to remain engaged with Bangladesh in our development journey. They want to work with us as a partner.”&nbsp;</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Newly appointed Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang has conveyed to Bangladesh that his country will “remain engaged” in Bangladesh’s development journey to the next level noting its “remarkable” economic progress over the past years.</div><div><br></div><div>Talking to reporters on Tuesday after attending a discussion marking the historic Homecoming Day of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the greatest Bangalee of all time, reports UNB.</div><div><br></div><div>Momen said they discussed the consequences of the Ukraine war like disruptions in the supply and financial chains.</div><div><br></div><div>A new situation has been created and we need to work together to overcome the current situation (due to the Ukraine war),” Momen said.</div><div><br></div><div>Momen said he raised the huge trade gap issue with China as Bangladesh imports goods worth US$ 13 billion against Bangladesh’s exports worth less than US$ 800 million.</div><div><br></div><div>He said though there was a decision of duty free and quota free facilities for 98 percent of Bangladeshi products, it has not been implemented yet fully due to absence of a gazette notification.</div><div><br></div><div>On the other hand, he said the Chinese side sees some problems in Myanmar that delayed the repatriation of the Rohingyas. “But he (Chinese FM) remains hopeful.”</div><div><br></div><div>Momen said there is a possibility of radicalism if the problem remains unresolved.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>“These people are stateless. Their future is uncertain. For that reason they could succumb to extremism and terrorism. As a result peace will be disrupted for the whole reason,” he added.</div><div><br></div><div>The Bangladesh Foreign Minister sought special measures from the Chinese side so that the problem could be resolved as soon as possible.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>