Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Aleksandr Mantytsky said Russia will continue to support Bangladesh in international arena.
He made the comment as he made a courtesy call on Chief Adviser of the interim government Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus at the state guest house Jamuna.
During the meeting, he discussed the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, which Bangladesh is building with technical and financial support from Russia, and increased cooperation on food security, energy exploration and science and technology.
Chief Adviser Prof Yunus called the Russian envoy to increase imports from Bangladesh.
Ambassador Mantytsky said Russia is a key economic partner of Bangladesh as it exports vital food grains and fertiliser to Bangladesh. The state-run Russian energy company Gazprom has expressed interest to explore five more gas wells in the island of Bhola and more inlands.
He also said Russia was also interested in exporting LNG to Bangladesh.
The chief adviser also stressed widening economic and education cooperation and people-to- people ties between the two nations.
