The Chinese Foreign Secretary Liu Zhenmin’s visit to Bangladesh has been postponed because of flight cancellation.
“Liu Zhenmin was supposed to arrive at Dhaka by MU2035, which would stop by Kunming. However, the Kunming Airport was closed down because of heavy fog and cannot provide service till tomorrow [Saturday] afternoon,” said Ye Wei, Political Attaché at the Chinese Embassy in Dhaka by email.
“Since cancellation was made in short notice, we could not arrange another flight.” The email did not give any information on when the visit would take place.
Zhenmin was scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on a 24-hour visit today to discuss the current political situation.
The visit comes three weeks after of the Indian Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh’s visit, who had come to Dhaka on December 4 with the same purpose.
The Chinese secretary was supposed to meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, leader of the Opposition Khaldea Zia and hold a bilateral meeting with Foreign Secretary Md Shahidul Haque, his Bangladeshi counterpart.
China on December 18, sent a letter expressing its desire to have diplomatic consultation and learn about the current political situation from Bangladeshi leaders.
