Dhaka, Moscow place trust in relations

Dhaka and Moscow have expressed confidence in building up supportive and comprehensive economic partnership between the two countries to realise the full potential of bilateral relations.

This has reflected in the messages of foreign ministers of Bangladesh and the Russian Federation, who exchanged messages of felicitations to mark the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, according to a foreign ministry press release yesterday.

Bangladesh and the Russian Federation (then USSR) established diplomatic ties on January 25, 1972. 

In his message, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov mentioned that “Russia–Bangladesh ties exist for decades are characterized by equality and high level of mutual trust.

“We highly appreciate the constructive interaction with Dhaka on international arena, first of all, in the UN and its specialised bodies. Trade and economic cooperation is growing at an ever-increasing rate. Its landmark – the large-scale project on construction of the first Nuclear Power Plant “Rooppur” in Bangladesh by Russian specialists,” he said.

Terming bilateral relations with the Russian Federation "historic," Bangladesh Foreign Minister Mahmood Ali, replied to his Russian counterpart that two countries believe in “a shared vision for equality and dignity”.

He further said, “Our two countries are bound by common interests on a wide range of bilateral, regional and multilateral issues.”