China and Canada foresee intense collaboration with Bangladesh in trade diversification and investment and assured continued support for humanitarian assistance to forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals.

This has been conveyed by the foreign ministers of China and Canada on Thursday during the meeting with the Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on the margins of the 32nd ASEAN Regional Forum taking place in Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur.

While having a meeting with the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, both sides expressed confidence in the prospects of the bilateral ties.

Wang Yi expressed China’s full support to the reform initiatives of the Government of Bangladesh and assured China's cooperation in many priority areas, such as, medical tourism, water management, etc.

Recalling the recent Investment Conference of China in Bangladesh, he expressed China’s interest in working with Bangladesh in the field of textiles, energy, and light engineering, among others.

The foreign adviser acknowledged with deep appreciation the political and development support extended by China to the incumbent government led by Prof Muhammad Yunus.

He reiterated Bangladesh’s call for an urgent and immediate solution to the Rohingya crisis and solicited China’s support in this regard.

He also urged China to support Bangladesh in regional and multilateral platforms, including in the United Nations.

Later in the afternoon, the foreign adviser met with Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand when both sides discussed possible means to expand bilateral relations, especially in the field of trade, including through trade diversification and resilience building.

Anita also expressed Canada’s support in addressing the long-standing Rohingya crisis.

The foreign adviser was accompanied by Ambassador Shameem Ahsan, High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Malaysia Md Forhadul Islam, director general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and other senior officials of Bangladesh.

Touhid is leading the Bangladesh delegation to the 32nd ARF Ministerial Meeting that is scheduled to be held on Friday.