China, June 24 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and his Kazakh counterpart Oljas Bektenov on Wednesday discussed ways to strengthen bilateral relations and agreed on the need to establish permanent diplomatic missions in each other's capitals to boost cooperation between the two countries.

The discussion took place during a courtesy meeting held on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as the Summer Davos Forum, in the Chinese port city of Dalian at 10:15am local time, according to a release issued by the Prime Minister's Press Wing.

During the meeting, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman stressed the importance of deepening Bangladesh's relations with Kazakhstan and enhancing cooperation ...