Visiting Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping met with Khaleda Zia, chairperson of Bangladesh's main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Tuesday in capital Dhaka. Xi highly lauded what Zia has done in pushing the development of relationship between China and Bangladesh. Xi said, 'China and Bangladesh are good neighbors. This year is the 35th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relationship between the two countries.' 'No matter how the domestic and international situation changes, the relationship between China and Bangladesh always maintain healthily and well,' Xi said. Xi said the two countries are supporting and respecting each other on politics and benefit each other on economy. 'We are seeking common development and we have made a lot of achievement in cooperation of many areas,' he said. Xi said China appreciates very much the precious support Bangladesh has given relating to Chinese core interests like the issues of Taiwan, Tibet and Xinjiang. The Chinese vice president said China supports the economic development of Bangladesh and will continue to try its best to help the southasian country. 'We will continue to encourage and support some big Chinese companies to be involved in the important development projects in Bangladesh and try to finance the bilateral cooperative projects,' he said. 'We believe with the joint efforts of both sides, the closer comprehensive partnership of cooperation from the strategic perspective and on the basis of the principles of longstanding friendship, equality, and mutual benefit will make new progress and benefit both peoples,' he added. Xi said for a long time communist party of China has maintained good relationship with all parties in Bangladesh including BNP. 'We would like to promote the relationship with BNP and other parties in Bangladesh based on equality, mutual trust and non- interference and make effort to deepen the relationship between the two countries and two parties,' he said. Zia, who was twice prime minister, welcomed Xi to visit Bangladesh on behalf of all the party members and supporters of BNP. She also expressed her good wishes to the Chinese government and the Chinese people. Zia said China is a close and friendly neighbor of Bangladesh. 'Bangladesh has always regarded China as an important strategic partner,' she said. 'We feel very grateful to China for its help for Bangladesh in protecting national sovereignty, independence and development of economy,' she added. Zia said BNP will continue to strengthen the contacts with CPC and will play an active role in promoting the friendship between the two peoples. Before the meeting, Xi Jinping, with the companies of Bangladesh Housing and Public Work State Minister Abdul Mannan Khan and State Minister for Liberation War Affairs ABM Tajul Islam, laid wreath to national monument. 