Lavrov’s Visit to Dhaka Cancelled

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's visit to Bangladesh has been cancelled, foreign ministry officials said on Sunday.

Russian Ambassador in Dhaka Alexander Mantitsky will represent Indian Ocean Cooperation Alliance (IORA) meeting in place of Lavrov, reports UNB.

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam confirmed the matter to UNB.

Lavrov is likely to have a telephone conversation with his Bangladesh counterpart Dr AK Abdul Momen soon.

The reason behind the revised decision could not be known.

The Russian foreign minister was scheduled to visit Bangladesh on November 23 mainly to attend the 22nd IORA Council of Ministers (COM) meeting to be held in Dhaka on November 24.