Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, now on a visit to China, has described Dhaka's ties with India and engagements with New Delhi as "organic", saying it was "beyond a few billions of dollars of trade".
Hasina, who addressed the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in the northern Chinese port city of Dalian on Tuesday, said she always believed that despite differences in size and capacity compared to India, Bangladesh can only secure its peace and security through sustainable development and connectivity.
"It is just organic. We have shaded blood together for our (Bangladesh's) independence," Hasina said on Bangladesh-India relations. It was also "beyond a few billions of dollars of trade," she said.
On the other hand, Bangladesh's relationship with China was good as well as "China is our partner in mega projects and economic advancements," Hasina was quoted as saying by the official Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS).
"Our ties with Japan are historic, not just as the largest ODA partner," she said adding, "Russia, another partner who stood by us during our liberation war, is now helping us in our energy security area".
Asked how she maintains friendship with both India and China at the WEF meeting, Hasina said her government has tried to be balanced and objective in its foreign relations.
"In the past 10 years of our government, I have tried to position Bangladesh in a balanced and objective manner with all our friends globally to optimise our economic and development aspirations," she said in response to the
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