Considering the current situation, Bangladesh will explore the possibility of cooperation in the energy sector with Russia during Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s planned official visit in Dhaka later this month, reports UNB.
Bangladesh will also discuss food grains supply and quick implementation of the projects that are in the pipeline including the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant.
Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen hinted that these areas are likely to be discussed during the bilateral meeting with Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen.
“We have invited him and there is a possibility that he will be here. We will welcome him, and the visit will give us an opportunity to highlight our challenges and priority issues with Russia,” he told reporters on Sunday after a seminar at Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS).
Masud also said Bangladesh wants Russia closer to Bangladesh to find a solution to the Rohingya crisis.
The Foreign Secretary, however, said there are still many days and reminded that Russia remains in an intensive situation.
“The invitation to take part in the IORA meeting for Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov has been received and the work is on as regards the possibility of this visit,” an official at the Russian Embassy in Dhaka said.
Earlier, Foreign Minister Momen invited his Russian counterpart to attend the 22nd IORA Council of Ministers (COM) meeting to be held in Dhaka on November 24.
Bd-pratidin English/Tanvir Raihan
