The Foreign Minister will leave Dhaka for Russia on a three-day state visit tomorrow, Sunday (June 7). Khalilur Rahman. Prime Minister’s Foreign Advisor Humayun Kabir is accompanying him on this visit.
After being elected president of the United Nations General Assembly. This is Khalilur Rahman’s first foreign visit. In addition to the bilateral relations of the two countries, various international issues including the upcoming session of the United Nations General Assembly will be discussed during this visit.Diplomatic sources said that on the second day of his visit to Moscow, Bangladesh Foreign Minister will participate in an important bilateral meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday (June 8). Apart from this, during the visit, he will also meet several high-ranking and important representatives of the Russian government.
According to relevant sources, priority will be given to the economic and strategic interests of the two countries in Monday’s bilateral meeting. These include:Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant: The progress and ongoing cooperation of this biggest infrastructure project in the history of Bangladesh will be of particular importance.
There will be discussions on overall energy security, economic cooperation and trade expansion between the two countries. One of the main agendas of this meeting is how the two countries will jointly deal with the economic and logistical challenges created by the post-Ukraine war global sanctions.
Dr. Multilateral diplomacy is getting a new dimension in this visit as Khalilur Rahman was elected as the President of the United Nations General Assembly. As part of coordination in the UN and international arena, there will be a detailed discussion in Moscow on the mutual cooperation and position of the two countries on important issues such as Global Sustainable Development (SDG) and UN reform.
