Russia mobilized the ambassador of Bangladesh on Tuesday to object over Dhaka’s choice to obstruct the entrance of Russian ships right into Bangladeshi ports.
Bangladesh previously this month prohibited loads of Russian ships that have actually dropped under Western permissions from entering its territorial waters, mentioning the requirement to follow the limitations.
Russia’s international ministry stated in a declaration it had actually informed Bangladesh’s ambassador in Moscow that the step was not according to “traditionally friendly bilateral relations and may adversely affect the prospects for cooperation in various fields”.
Russia’s state-owned atomic energy organisation Rosatom is presently constructing Bangladesh’s very first nuclear reactor, as a result of begin running in 2024. Dhaka has actually asked Moscow to guarantee it makes use of non-sanctioned ships for supplying devices for the plant.
(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Gareth Jones)
