Russian ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander V Mantytskiy paid a farewell call on the chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at his Tejgaon office in Dhaka on Wednesday.
During the meeting, Mantytskiy recalled his eventful time more than three-year tenure as the ambassador of the Russian Federation, said a Chief Adviser鈥檚 Office press release.
The envoy updated the CA on the progress of the Rooppur nuclear power plant, which was being implemented with the technical and financial assistances of Russia and is expected to generate power next year.
Russia鈥檚 state-run company Gazprom鈥檚 exploration activities in Bangladesh, Russian exports of wheat and fertiliser and repayment of the debt of the Rooppur plant were also discussed during the meeting, according to the release.
Professor Yunus appreciated Russian cooperation in power and energy sectors and Russia鈥檚 role as a supplier of wheat and fertiliser to Bangladesh.
He said that the interim government would resolve the payment issues over the Rooppur project.
Welcoming more Russian investment in Bangladesh, he said, 鈥榃e will work together.鈥�
Lamiya Morshed, senior secretary and head of the SDG Affairs, and Md Abul Hasan Mridha, director general of the foreign ministry, were also present at the meeting.
