SW Desk Report

General Wei Fenghe, Member of Central Military Commission, State Councilor and Minister of National Defense of China, visited Bangladesh on April 27th, 2021. During the visit, he called on H.E. Abdul Hamid, Honorable President of Bangladesh. Ambassador Li Jiming accompanied General Wei during the visit.

Before the call-on, General Wei held an in-depth discussion with General Aziz Ahmed, Chief of Army Staff of Bangladesh, regarding international and regional situation as well as relations between the two countries and two militaries. General Wei also paid tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Bangabandhu Memorial Museum and laid a wreath at Shikha Anirban.

General Fenghe was appointed as the head of China’s national defence ministry at the 13th National People’s Congress on 19 March 2018.

The Chinese Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe met the Bangladesh Army Chief General Aziz Ahmed at Senakunja.

The visit is taking place when Bangladesh and China are in discussion over Covid-19 vaccine cooperation.