Sun News Desk : Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Dhaka on a two-day visit today.

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Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen received him at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at around 6:00pm.

This is the first visit of any Russian foreign minister to Bangladesh in the 52 years' history of bilateral relations that began in 1971 during the War of Independence.

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The two foreign ministers will sit in a bilateral meeting at the Hotel InterContinental. A joint briefing after the meeting is also planned. Dr Momen is also set to host a dinner in his honour.

Lavrov will make a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday morning. After that, he will pay respect to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Dhanmondhi 32.

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India is the current president. Bangladesh is also joining the meetings as an invited guest, with Prime Minister Hasina set to attend the summit.

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