Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus is likely to visit China from March 26-29 to attend the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference and sit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in a bilateral meeting.
The BFA conference, known as the Asian Davos, is held in Boao, southern Hainan province. Prof Yunus was invited by the BFA Secretary General Zhang Jun. The chief adviser will fly to Hainan in the evening of March 26 in a special flight provided by the Chinese authorities.
The Chinese side extended the invitation to the chief adviser in early January, but he was initially unwilling, given the Independence Day celebrations in Bangladesh.
However, later he told the Chinese side he could visit China if there could be a bilateral meeting with Xi Jinping.
“Last week, the Chinese embassy in Dhaka informed the foreign ministry of the bilateral meeting. Accordingly, the chief adviser expressed his willingness to visit China,” a foreign ministry official said.
The BFA, initiated by 25 Asian countries and Australia (increased to 28 in 2006), is a nonprofit that hosts high-level forums for leaders from government, business, and academia in Asia and other continents to share their vision on the most pressing issues in this region and the world at large.
