Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud said on Sunday that Teesta is a joint river between Bangladesh and India and New Delhi gave a proposal on Teesta river management, which is good, as we received a proposal from India, with which we share the Teesta River we will naturally consider that first.
"If China raises the Teesta issue, we will discuss," Hasan told the media saying that there will be no agreements but only MoUs will be signed between the two countries, he said the Bangladesh delegation will give importance to finding out ways to reduce the huge trade gap with China."
Responding to a question, he said, China also gave Bangladesh a proposal regarding Teesta river development that is good as well, the Foreign Minister told at a curtain raiser press conference at the Foreign Ministry on the Prime Ministers scheduled China visit from July 8 to 11.
"Bangladesh and China maintain deep relations and this visit will further strengthen and widen the ties (between Dhaka and Beijing)," he said.
"Dhaka would urge Beijing to encourage its importers to take different products especially the agro goods from Bangladesh to reduce the trade deficit," Hasan told.
"The MoUs on cooperation in the economic and banking sector, trade and investment, digital economy, infrastructure development, assistance in disaster management, construction of 6th and 9th Bangladesh-China friendship bridges, export of agricultural products from Bangladesh and people to people connectivity are likely to be signed," he added.
Foreign minister Dr Hasan Mahmud said Bangladesh and China are likely to sign 20 to 22 Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasinas four-day bilateral Beijing visit starting tomorrow.
During the visit, Hasan said, inauguration of a number of projects of the two countries will also be announced.
He said Dhaka will seek Chinas assistance in several areas, including trade and investment in Bangladesh, financial assistance and repatriation of forcibly replaced Rohingya people to their homeland Myanmar.
The foreign minister said Bangladeshs development issue and economic cooperation between Dhaka and China will get priority during the Prime Ministers visit.
Answering to another query, the foreign minister said Dhaka and Beijing may also discuss on probable Chinese cooperation regarding the development of the southern part of Bangladesh
Responding to another question, Hasan said the renewal of the MoU between Bangladesh Awami League and Communist Party of China (CPC) may take place later, instead of during this visit.
He said a high-level AL delegation led by a presidium member will go to China later when the MoU can be renewed.
"The MoUs on cooperation in the economic and banking sector, trade and investment, digital economy, infrastructure development, assistance in disaster management, construction of 6th and 9th Bangladesh-China friendship bridges, export of agricultural products from Bangladesh and people to people connectivity are likely to be signed," Foreign minister Dr Hasan Mahmud said today at a curtain raiser press conference at the Foreign Ministry here.
During the visit, Hasan said, inauguration of a number of projects of the two countries will also be announced.
Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Bangladesh in October 2016 when the relationship between the two countries had reached to a strategic partnership.
