Bangladeshi premier calls for peaceful end to Ukraine war
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed has called for a peaceful end to Russia’s war in Ukraine.
During a meeting with visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Hasina called for “finding a way to stop the Russia-Ukraine war through negotiations and a peaceful manner,” state-run Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha reported.
She made the call when Lavrov met her at her official residence in Dhaka. Lavrov then left Dhaka for India to attend the G-20 summit.
The Russian foreign minister is the first high-profile official to visit Bangladesh since the South Asian country’s independence in 1971.
Lavrov had landed in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Thursday.
Russia was one of the major allies of Bangladesh during its war with Pakistan.
Lavrov met Bangladeshi Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Thursday.
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