Chinese Defence Minister arrives in Dhaka

Chinese State Councillor and Defence Minister Wei Fenghe arrived in Dhaka on a brief visit on Tuesday.

State Minister for foreign affairs of Bangladesh Shahriar Alam received him at Shahjalal International Airport in the capital at 11:45am.

During his visit, he is scheduled to meet President Abdul Hamid and Bangladesh Chief of Army Staff General Aziz Ahmed.

The visit of Wei Fenghe, who will also visit Sri Lanka after the Dhaka visit the same day, comes at a time when Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will virtually host a ministerial meeting with South Asian leaders of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka under a new initiative of China-South Asia Covid Cooperation and Post-pandemic Economic Recovery.

Earlier this month, the Chief of Army Staff of Indian Army Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane also visited Bangladesh.