Bangladesh has sought Russia's "active and fruitful cooperation" for facilitating the reintegration and return of the Rohingya refugees to their homeland in Myanmar.
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen raised the issue with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov at a meeting on the sidelines of the international conference on Central & South Asia: Regional Connectivity, Challenges and Opportunity in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Friday.
The two ministers agreed to work together on the Rohingya issue, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Saturday.
Russia, the ministry said, would continue to encourage Myanmar to engage in dialogue with Bangladesh.
Momen also gave an overview of the Covid-19 vaccines and thanked the Russian foreign minister for standing beside Bangladesh in all difficult times, especially their direct support during the 1971 Liberation War.
The two ministers also expressed happiness at the level of the existing mutual cooperation between Bangladesh and Russia, the ministry said.
Lavrov also expressed his country's commitment to complete the two nuclear projects in Bangladesh. Rooppur Unit-1 is scheduled to commence operations in 2023 and Rooppur Unit-2 a year later.
Momen also thanked him for the gracious message sent by President Vladimir Putin during the birth centenary celebrations of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
