China wants Bangladesh election to be held as per constitution: Envoy

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has said that China hopes Bangladesh’s general election will be held as per the constitution and laws, and stability to be prevailed in the country after the polls.

The ambassador came up with the remark while speaking at an event jointly organised by the Diplomatic Correspondents Association Bangladesh (DiCAB) and Chinese embassy at a city hotel on Thursday.  

The envoy said China is full of confidence about the better future of Bangladesh as well as China-Bangladesh relations.

“As a friend of Bangladesh and a country with a large amount of investments, enterprises and personnel in Bangladesh, China sincerely hopes that all the stakeholders in Bangladesh would take the fundamental interests of the people into full consideration, properly resolve their differences and jointly maintain political and social stability,” he said.

As per the Chinese foreign policy, the ambassador said that Beijing adheres to the principle of non-interference in internal affairs of other countries, and opposes any force interfering in internal affairs of other countries.

Regarding the Rohingya crisis, the ambassador said under the mediation of China, Bangladesh and Myanmar have reached to important consensus on early initiation of repatriation.