Russia is willing to export more wheat and fertiliser to Bangladesh.
鈥楻ussia would like to export more wheat and fertiliser to Bangladesh,鈥� deputy prime minister of Russia Alexei Overchuk said when he met Bangladesh chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on the sidelines of the Boao Forum for Asia Conference in the Chinese resort town of Boao in Hainan province on Thursday.
During the meeting, the two leaders discussed issues of mutual interest, including the operation of the Russian-funded Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, Bangladesh鈥檚 plan to import wheat and fertiliser from Russia and Gazprom鈥檚 gas exploration work in Bangladesh.
Yunus said that financial issues over the Rooppur power plant had been sorted out, with Bangladesh repaying the money in an account in Dhaka.
He said that the Rooppur power plant was expected to start generating power on a trial basis by the end of this year.
The chief adviser said that Bangladesh would import more wheat and fertiliser from Russia.聽
Bangladesh was also keen to see Russian energy giant Gazprom conduct more offshore and onshore exploration activities in the country, he said.聽
Alexei Overchuk stressed increasing people-to-people contacts between the two countries, saying Russia would like to see more Bangladeshi students to study in the country.
Foreign adviser Touhid Hossain, energy and transport adviser Fouzul Kabir Khan and high representative to the chief adviser Khalilur Rahman were also present during the meeting.