Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday called for resolving any dispute peacefully and extended Bangladesh’s support to this end, saying this principle should be followed universally.
The prime minister made the call while having a telephone conversation with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal this afternoon.
“Bangladesh is respectful towards sovereignty and regional integrity according to the objectives and principles of the United Nations,” she said.
Pointing to the Russia-Ukraine war, Sheikh Hasina expressed sorrow over the death of people and children due to the ongoing war.
“We also emerged from war, war does not bring any good for any side, we believe in the principle of peace,” she said.
In this regard, the prime minister said Bangladesh wants an immediate stop to the Russia-Ukraine war so that food grains could easily be transported from Ukraine – widely known as the “bread basket.”
During the time, she hoped uninterrupted transportation will be maintained for imports of food grains from Ukraine.
Sheikh Hasina extended full support of Bangladesh to the “Black Sea Grain Initiative” under the UN and thanked all involved in such initiatives.
In this connection, she expressed her optimism that such noble steps would continue in the days ahead.
During the telephone conversation, the Ukrainian prime minister renewed his stance to work together with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for taking the existing bilateral relations between the two countries to a new height.
Denys Shmyhal requested Sheikh Hasina to stand beside Ukraine in the international arena particularly at the UN and in other fora.
