PM Hasina calls on Russia to end Ukraine war through negotiations

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PM Hasina calls on Russia to end Ukraine war through negotiations​

Tribune Report
Publish : 08 Sep 2023, 12:27

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged Russia to find a way to end the Russia-Ukraine war peacefully through negotiations.

She made the call when Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov paid a courtesy call on her at the latter’s official residence, Ganabhaban, on Friday morning, PM’s Deputy Press Secretary Hasan Jahid Tusher told reporters after the meeting, reports UNB.

Afterwards, Russia's top diplomat visited the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum on Dhanmondi Road 32 to his respects to the architect of independent Bangladesh. He will leave for New Delhi later in the day to attend this year's G20 summit with a delegation.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pays tribute to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum in Dhanmondi, Dhaka, on Friday, September 8, 2023. Photo: Courtesy

Lavrov arrived in Dhaka on Thursday, marking the first Bangladesh visit by a Russian foreign minister.

His visit comes at a time when Western countries are keeping Russia under pressure over its invasion of Ukraine.

Lavrov on Thursday said Moscow appreciated "the fact that despite pressure exerted on Bangladesh by the US and its allies, our Bangladesh friends are guided exclusively by their national interest in foreign policy."

He called the US and its allies’ Indo-Pacific strategy not only a drive to deter China and isolate Russia in the region but also an "expansionist drive" on the part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato).
The minister said Russia and Bangladesh were moving fast to use national currencies for trade payments.

"We have agreed to increase our trade and investment," he said in his meeting with Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen.

"The Rooppur plant is the signature project in our relationship. Today we have noted that the project is being carried out in a consistent manner according to schedule."

He said the Russian company Gazprom had drilled 20 gas fields in Bangladesh and was ready to continue to do so. He added that Moscow had proposed supplying LNG, wheat and fertilizer to Bangladesh.

To discuss all those issues, he stressed establishing a permanent mechanism for regular contact, instead of annual discussions.
On the Rohingya issue, he said, Russia supported continued negotiations between Bangladesh and Myanmar to resolve the crisis.

"We believe that outside actors should limit themselves to simply raising the favourable conditions for finding mutually acceptable solutions. This is exactly what Russia is doing, and we will continue to do so."

https://www.dhakatribune.com/amp/bangladesh/foreign-affairs/324737/russian-fm-lavrov-calls-on-pm-hasina

 

[saif]

As long as the West continues to send weapons to Ukraine to fight against Russia, the war cannot be stopped. In order to start a dialog to end the war, the West must change its policy of sending weapons to Ukraine. And also the stupid sanctions on Russia need to be lifted before a meaningful dialog can take place between Russia and Ukraine to end the war.