Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is coming to Dhaka on a two-day visit on September 7. His visit is to strengthen bilateral relations between Dhaka and Moscow.
According to sources, Lavrov will attend the G-20 summit in India in September. At that time the Russian Foreign Minister will go to Delhi via Dhaka. He will stay in Dhaka on 7-8 September. This will be the first visit of a Russian foreign minister to Bangladesh.
During the Russian Foreign Minister’s visit to Dhaka, bilateral relations of the two countries, Rooppur power project, trade, investment, situation in Ukraine, Rohingya issue will dominate the discussion.
During his visit to Dhaka, the Russian Foreign Minister will have a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. In addition, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. He will have a meeting with AK Abdul Momen.
The Russian Foreign Minister was scheduled to come to Dhaka on November 23 to attend the Indian Ocean Cooperation Alliance (IORA) ministerial meeting. However, his visit was canceled at that time. Now the Russian Foreign Minister’s visit has been rescheduled.
