Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will come to Dhaka on Nov 23 on a two-day trip to join a ministerial conference of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA). This is going to be his maiden visit to Bangladesh.
In fact, ministers from over a dozen other countries will attend the 22nd IORA Council of Ministers at Intercontinental Hotel on Nov 24, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said on Sunday.
Bangladesh is heading the block of 23 countries for 2022-23, according to bdnews24.com.
Russia joined the IORA Council of Ministers in 2021 as the 10th dialogue partner.
Besides joining the IORA conference, Lavrov will hold a bilateral meeting with Momen and pay a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
