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Ties between Bangladesh and China could be “substantially damaged” if the South Asian country joins any initiative launched by the Quad alliance, Beijing’s envoy to Dhaka told reporters on Monday.
Bangladesh will gain nothing by participating in efforts by the Quad, Chinese Ambassador Li Jiming said, as member countries of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue woo Dhaka to be part of their Indo-Pacific efforts.
“Bilateral relations with Bangladesh would be substantially damaged if it joins hand with [Quad] initiatives,” Li said in response to reporters’ questions about the group comprising the United States, Japan, Australia and India.
“It is not wise to ponder over joining [initiatives] with such a small group or club. [The Quad] is a narrow-purposed geopolitical clique, and Bangladesh should not join it, since it will not derive any benefit from it,” he added.
updated: May 06 2021, 22:21 ist
Dhaka subtly sent out a message to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s government in New Delhi as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government lauded the Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for upholding the principle of religious harmony in the state.
After her landslide victory in the state assembly elections, Banerjee received a congratulatory letter from Bangladesh Foreign Minister A K Abdul Momen, who lauded her for upholding Bengal’s long-cherished values – principle of religious harmony and brotherhood, which ‘Bangabandhu’ Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of the neighbouring nation espoused.
Momen’s congratulatory letter to Banerjee apparently came with a subtle dig for the BJP, which the Trinamool Congress defeated in the just-concluded assembly elections in West Bengal. Banerjee and her Trinamool Congress had accused the BJP of pursuing a communal and divisive campaign to win the elections
Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen (Credit: ANI)
Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen, in a letter to Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee, has congratulated her on her party’s historic win in the West Bengal Assembly election. He also hoped to resolve some of the ‘outstanding issues’ between the two countries. We believe, with your cooperation and commitment, the relations between the two countries will be strengthened further and help resolve the outstanding issues, the letter read.
He said TMC s huge win for a third consecutive time reflects the trust and confidence of the people of Bengal in Banerjee’s leadership.
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