Bangladesh to tackle nuclear power plant issue in Lavrov visit: officials

Bangladesh will seek completion of the nuclear plant Moscow is building in the South Asian country during the Russian foreign minister’s first-ever visit to Dhaka, government officials said.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is arriving in Dhaka on Thursday ahead of a G20 summit in New Delhi, in a move seen as part of Moscow’s efforts to attract allies in Asia following western sanctions after its invasion of Ukraine.
This is the first visit to Bangladesh by a Russian foreign minister since the country’s independence in 1971.
The construction of the plant has been delayed due to two years of restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and war-related sanctions. In December last year, because of U.S. sanctions on Moscow, Bangladesh denied entry to a Russian ship that was carrying equipment for the nuclear power plant.