Russian PM due in Dhaka in mid-Aug
Over a dozen of deals likely to be signed
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is expected to pay a visit to Bangladesh in mid-August.
The two countries are likely to sign over a dozen of deals during the visit.
“Work is underway on about 15 agreements. We agreed on a work schedule in order to see to it that they are finalised and signed,” according to a Russian foreign ministry statement on April 13.
Bangladesh foreign ministry officials, however, said about 25 agreements, memorandum of understandings (MoUs) are being discussed and already half of them are at the final stage.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has invited the Russian prime minister to visit Bangladesh, marking the 45th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Hasina wrote a personal letter to Dmitry Medvedev, which Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali handed over to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during his April 12-13 visit to Russia.
Officials said both Bangladesh and Russia have ambitious and constructive agreements on promoting them in all areas. For example, there is the flagship project of the construction of a nuclear power plant.
The two countries are also promoting political dialogue and trade and economic cooperation; and an intergovernmental commission on trade, economic, scientific and technical cooperation. Military cooperation is also developing.
They said Russia considers Bangladesh as their reliable partner in South Asia.