‘Dhaka-Moscow relations politically, economically’strong

City Desk  :

Bangladesh-Russia relations have proven to be resilient and strong both politically and economically, Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander Mantytsky said on Thursday judging the outcomes of the year 2023.
“2024 seems to be equally promising,” he said while speaking at DCAB Talk at Jatiya Press Club hosted by the Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB), reports UNB.
Together with Bangladeshi partners, the Ambassador said, they are eager to expand and diversify areas of mutual interest for the sake of people of the two countries.
“It leaves no one doubt that we have all prerequisites for that and share the same commitment,” he added. Speaking about economic cooperation, the Ambassador said Bangladesh remains Russia’s second largest trade partner in South Asia after India.
In January-November 2023, the trade volume amounted to $2,3 billion. The Russian side is interested in diversification of its export basket by supplying machinery, equipment and technologies necessary for railway, road construction, building, metallurgy and other industrial spheres, said the envoy. Russian House organises literary programme dedicated to “Pushkin Memorial”
“Russia makes a significant contribution to Bangladesh food security. Despite artificial and counterproductive obstacles created by the Western countries, Moscow continues to export to Bangladesh key agro-industrial products, mainly wheat and fertilizers,” he said. In 2023, Bangladesh imported 2,7 mln tons of grain from Russia.