Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavorv arrived here this evening as the first ever any Russian foreign minister to visit Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr. A K Abdul Momen received his Russian counterpart with a bouquet of flowers at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 06:17 pm today.
Dr Momen will hold a bilateral talk with the Russian foreign minister this evening. Apart from bilateral cooperation issues like energy, food security, fertilizer supply and Rohingya crisis are likely to be discussed during the foreign minister-level talk, according to the officials of the Bangladesh foreign ministry.
The Russian Foreign Minister will attend the G20 Summit in New Delhi on September 9-10 after completing his visit to Bangladesh.
