Bangladeshi Foreign Minister A. K. Abdul Momen and visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks here on Sunday, with both sides pledging to deepen the synergy between their development strategies and oppose separatism. Momen said Bangladesh and China are partners with mutual trust and for common development, and that deepening unity and cooperation between the two sides is an irreplaceable choice for Bangladesh. Since the establishment of diplomatic ties, the Bangladesh-China relationship has developed rapidly, said Momen. He thanked China for its valuable support for Bangladesh’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, and helping Bangladesh to speed up its infrastructure construction. He said China has become Bangladesh’s biggest trading partner, and Bangladesh looks forward to strengthening the docking of its “Sonar (golden) Bangla” dream and the joint construction of the Belt and Road in efforts to realize its vision and goal at an early date. Wang congratulated Bangladesh on its thriving economy and sustained improvement to people’s livelihood, saying the smooth advancing of China-Bangladesh cooperation in various fields has brought benefits to both peoples. In the process of its realizing the “Sonar (golden) Bangla” dream, China has always been the most reliable long-term strategic partner of Bangladesh, and is willing to promote the in-depth docking of the Belt and Road Initiative with Bangladesh’s development strategy, accelerate the joint feasibility study of the China-Bangladesh free trade agreement, and share development and market opportunities as well as advanced experiences and technologies, Wang said. – Xinhua