The Chinese ambassador in a rare move yesterday called upon the leaders of the Awami League and BNP to sit across the table to end the prevailing political standoff.
“I think it would be of great help if the leaders of the two parties have a face-to-face dialogue, Chinese Ambassador Li Jun said at a press briefing at a city hotel.
“I can tell you that I have already made my efforts and I will continue to make my effort to push forward for negotiation between the two parties,” he said.
The press conference was organised to brief the journalists about the Chinese naval hospital ship ‘Peace Ark’, now in Bangladesh on a seven day goodwill visit.
The remarks were the opening statement of the Chinese ambassador who, unlike other diplomats of the developed world, rarely talks about domestic politics of Bangladesh.
After his opening statement, a journalist asked him if it was a departure from the traditional Chinese policy of not interfering in the domestic politics and what the responses from the political leaders to his efforts were.
The ambassador said: “Now you just said whether my comment is a shift from the Chinese policy in Bangladesh. My answer is no.”
He said both the parties need to show gestures of goodwill and take each other into mutual confidence.
After the press conference, he told a small group of journalists that he had friends in both the parties and was in touch with them. He observed that there were many common grounds between the two parties despite their disagreements on the poll-time government.
“I think it is normal to have disagreement but it should be resolved through negotiations and talks,” he said. “Finally it is for the people of Bangladesh to resolve their own problems.”
“I believe the leaders and politicians of both the parties have the wisdom to solve the problems,” he hoped
Thursday, June 04, 2026
