DHAKA, June 21, 2025 (BSS) - Bangladesh, China and Pakistan held an informal trilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 9th China-South Asia Exposition and the 6th China-South Asia Cooperation meeting in Kunming on Thursday. 
 
Bangladesh former Acting Foreign Secretary Md. Ruhul Alam Siddique, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong and Pakistani Additional Foreign Secretary Imran Ahmed Siddiqui led their respective delegations in the meeting, a foreign ministry's press release said here tonight. 
 
During the meeting, the three sides exchanged views on possible trilateral cooperation on the basis of mutual trust, understanding and shared vision for peace, prosperity and stability in the region, it added. 
 
They identified several areas for deeper cooperation including infrastructure, connectivity, trade, investment, healthcare, agriculture, maritime affairs, ICT, disaster preparedness and climate change issues. 
 
The three sides agreed to forge cooperation on the principles of openness, inclusivity, good neighborliness and win-win situation. 
 
Siddique mentioned that as partners of Belt and Road Initiative, the three nations could work together in aligning respective national visions with the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. 
 
He stressed on the importance of forging robust partnership among the three friendly nations to deliver real benefits to their peoples and to improve their livelihoods.