UNB :
Bangladesh has sought Russia’s “active and fruitful cooperation” for facilitating the reintegration and return of the Rohingya refugees to their homeland.
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen raised the issue with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov at a meeting on the sidelines of the international conference on ‘Central & South Asia: Regional Connectivity, Challenges and Opportunity’ in Tashkent on Friday.
The two Foreign Ministers agreed to work together on the Rohingya issue, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday. Russia, the Ministry said, would continue to encourage Myanmar to engage in dialogue with Bangladesh.
Dr Momen also gave an overview of the corona vaccines and thanked the Russian Foreign Minister for standing beside Bangladesh in all difficult times, especially their direct support during the War of Liberation.
The two Foreign Ministers also expressed happiness at the level of the existing mutual cooperation between Bangladesh and Russia, the Ministry said.
The Russian Foreign Minister also expressed his country’s commitment to complete the two nuclear projects in Bangladesh. Rooppur Unit-1 is scheduled to commence operations in 2023 and Rooppur Unit-2 a year later.
Bangladesh Foreign Minister also thanked his Russian counterpart for the gracious message sent by President Vladimir Putin during the birth centenary celebrations of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
