Russian Foreign Minister’s Dhaka visit cancelled
Staff Reporter Published: 20 November 2022, 01:58 PM
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, File Photo
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s Bangladesh visit has been cancelled.
A source from Bangladesh Foreign Ministry confirmed the matter to Jago News on Sunday.
Sergei Lavrov was scheduled to visit Dhaka on November 23 to attend a minister level meeting of Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA).
Instead of Lavrov, Russian ambassador to Bangladesh, Aleksandr Mantytsky, will represent his country in the IORA meeting.
Russia is a dialogue partner of the IORA while Bangladesh is the current chair.
Ahead of Lavrov’s visit to Dhaka, preparations were made for a bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen.
