On Jan. 18 and 19, 2011, the 9th Forum of Bangladesh, China, India and Myanmar on Regional Economic Cooperation (hereinafter referred to as the "Forum") was held in Kunming, Yunnan Province. Bangladesh’s Foreign Secretary Mohamed Mijarul Quayes, Vice Governor of Yunnan Province Gu Chaoxi, former Indian Foreign Secretary Eric Gonsalves and Deputy Foreign Minister of Myanmar U Maung Myint led the delegations for the meeting. Assistant Foreign Minister Cheng Guoping attended the meeting and delivered a speech at the opening ceremony on behalf of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Assistant Foreign Minister Cheng said that the Forum is an important sub-regional cooperation mechanism of the region and plays an important role in deepening pragmatic cooperation between the member states, enhancing their friendly exchanges, and promoting their common development. The Chinese government attaches great importance to the relations with the countries in South Asia and strongly supports the development of the Forum. The Chinese government will continue to support the active participation of Yunnan Province in the Forum and strive for new and greater progress of the Forum.
The meeting issued a "Joint Statement". The parties reached a series of consensus on a number of issues such as promoting the establishment of a cooperation mechanism featuring a multi-track initiative with track I coordination, setting up a business council, promoting inter-connectivity, and holding car rally.