UNITED NATIONS - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday that China is ready to work with Bangladesh to carry forward their traditional friendship.

Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks during talks with Muhammad Yunus, leader of the interim government of Bangladesh.

China and Bangladesh enjoy traditional friendship, he said. Wang also called on the two sides to consolidate political mutual trust and deepen their Belt and Road cooperation.

The Chinese side, Wang said, is ready to expand cooperation in agriculture, poverty alleviation and new energy in light of Bangladesh's needs, strengthen the exchanges of experience in governance as well as in reform and opening up, and help boost economic and social development in Bangladesh.

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Yunus, for his part, said his country is ready to learn from China's experience and expand the friendly cooperation of the two countries.

China-El Salvador ties

Also on Wednesday, Wang said that China is willing to make joint efforts with El Salvador to upgrade bilateral ties and help the country achieve better national development.

Wang made the remarks during talks with Salvadoran Foreign Minister Alexandra Hill Tinoco.

China will continue to support the Salvadoran side in independently exploring a development path suited to its national conditions, he said.

He also said that Beijing is ready to work with El Salvador to speed up negotiations on a free trade agreement so as to allow more Salvadoran products to enter the Chinese market.

For her part, Hill said El Salvador firmly adheres to the one-China principle, and is committed to expanding cooperation with China and deepening bilateral friendship.

She added that her country looks forward to reaching a free trade agreement with China at an early date to upgrade bilateral economic and trade cooperation.