Russia's President Vladimir Putin (3rd R), Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (2nd R) and Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina (4th R) take part a signing ceremony between Russia and Bangladesh in Moscow, on January 15, 2013 AFPBoth nations have similar approaches to materializing respective regional and global agendasRussia wants to strengthen its bilateral ties and constructive cooperation with Bangladesh to secure peace and stability in South Asia and beyond. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said this while congratulating the new Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Thursday, reports UNB. Lavrov said Bangladesh and Russia have similar approaches to materializing their respective regional and global agendas and are bound by friendship and partnership. Minister Lavrov hoped the "constructive cooperation" between the two Foreign Ministries will continue in future to strengthen bilateral cooperation, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 10, 2019 11:15 UTC