Bangladesh
Bangladesh Russia will not interfere in Bangladesh elections: Ambassador
Dhaka, 9 June 2023: Alexander V. Mantitsky, Ambassador of Russia appointed to Bangladesh, said his country hopes that the upcoming national election in the country will be free and fair.
"Elections are internal affairs of Bangladesh. So Russia will not interfere in this matter," the envoy said.
He said these things during an exchange of views with journalists at Chittagong Press Club on Thursday afternoon.
Alexander V. Mantitsky said, "Due to the economic war of Western countries against Russia, the volume of Russia-Bangladesh trade decreased by 21.4 percent to 2.55 billion US dollars. However, due to the Russia-Ukraine war, the Rooppur nuclear power plant is not affected at all. The work of this power plant is going on as per schedule and the production will start once the work is completed on time."
In response to the journalists' questions about the 12th National Parliament elections, the Russian ambassador said, "Elections are an internal matter of Bangladesh." Russia will not interfere in any way. We will work together with those who will form the government after the elections.
Referring to the recent Gazipur City Corporation elections under the current government, the Russian ambassador said, "Therefore, I believe that the upcoming National Assembly elections will also be acceptable to everyone."
He said, "The subsidiaries of Russia's largest gas exploration company Gazprom have been successfully drilling wells in the gas fields of Bangladesh since 2012. Recently completed drilling of 20th well at Bhola. In 2022, public and private organizations have supplied about 920 thousand metric tons of wheat. Which is 42 percent of the import of Bangladesh.
