Staff Reporter :
Beijing is keen to strengthen cooperation with Dhaka in the field of emergency response to tackle different disasters, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Saturday.
He made the remark while sending a condolence message on tragic fire accident in Shitakunda MB Container Depot to his Bangladesh counterpart Dr AK Abdul Momen.
“China is willing to work with Bangladesh to strengthen cooperation in the field of emergency response, so as to safeguard the safety and the wellbeing of our two peoples,” he wrote in the letter on June 7th, according to the Chine embassy said here.
In the message, Wang Yi said that he was shocked to learn about the fire accident at a container depot in Chittagong and deeply saddened by the passing of victims.
The Chinese foreign minister extended his sincere sympathy to the bereaved families and the injured, and offered to provide necessary assistance to Bangladesh according to the subsequent needs of the Bangladeshi side.
