Dhaka, July 9 -- imposed tariffs, Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Wednesday said Bangladesh and China need to work to safeguard the WTO (World Trade Organization) rules and multilateral trade regime.

"That (WTO rules) is the centre to protect our common interest," he said, adding that they support all the measures taken by Bangladesh to safeguard their legitimate interests.

The Ambassador made the remarks while responding to a question after attending a seminar in the capital.

WTO is the only international organisation dealing with the rules of trade between nations. At its heart are the WTO agreements, negotiated and signed by the bulk of the world's trading nations and ratified in their parliaments.

The fundamental goal ...