Foreign ministry officials confirmed today that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s visit to Bangladesh has been canceled.
He was scheduled to visit Dhaka on November 23 to attend a meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association.
Sergei Lavrov is likely to have a telephone conversation with his Bangladesh counterpart Dr AK Abdul Momen on Monday.
Russian Ambassador, Alexander Mantytskiy instead of the country’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will represent his country at the IORA meeting scheduled for November 24.
The reason for the cancellation of Lavrov’s visit is still unknown.
