We decide our foreign policy , insists Bangladesh FM Momen
13 May 2021, 02:27 GMT+10
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 12 (ANI): Bangladeshi Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday reacted sharply to comments from China s ambassador warning against Dhaka s possible participation in the US-led Quadrilateral Security Dialogue or Quad. We are an independent and sovereign state. We decide our foreign policy. Any country can uphold its position. But we will take decisions considering the interest of people and the country, said Momen, reported Nikkei Asia.
Beijing s representative in Dhaka, Li Jiming, on Monday had said the countries relationship would suffer substantial damage if Bangladesh were to join the alliance alongside India, Japan and Australia.
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Bangladesh has made it clear that while it is against joining Quad, it is keen on being part of the Indo-Pacific construct to strengthen its economy & connectivity.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 12 (ANI): Bangladeshi Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday reacted sharply to comments from China's ambassador warning against Dhaka's possible participation in the US-led Quadrilateral Security Dialogue or Quad.
Bangladesh Rebuffs China’s Threat Against Joining US-Led Quad
Bangladesh’s foreign minister on May 11 rejected remarks by the Chinese ambassador warning the South Asian nation not to participate in the U.S.-led Quadrilateral Security Dialogue because it would damage bilateral relations.
The Quad is a four-nation Indo-Pacific alliance led by the United States, along with India, Japan, and Australia. Beijing considers the Quad a “small anti-Beijing club.”
“We are an independent and sovereign state,” Bangladeshi Foreign Minister A. K. Abdul Momen said at a May 11 press conference in response to the Chinese threat. “We decide our foreign policy. Any country can uphold its position. But we will take decisions considering the interest of people and the country.”