Russia summons Bangladesh envoy over rejecting sanctioned ships

[Black_cats]

Russia summons Bangladesh envoy over rejecting sanctioned ships

BANGLADESH​

Reuters
21 February, 2023, 08:45 pm
Last modified: 21 February, 2023, 10:19 pm

Russia summons Bangladesh envoy over rejecting sanctioned ships

Russia summoned the ambassador of Bangladesh on Tuesday to protest over Dhaka's decision to block the entry of Russian ships into Bangladeshi ports. Bangladesh earlier this month banned dozens of Russian ships that have fallen under Western sanctions from entering its territorial waters, citing...

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Representational Image. Photo: TBS

Representational Image. Photo: TBS

Russia summoned the ambassador of Bangladesh on Tuesday to protest over Dhaka's decision to block the entry of Russian ships into Bangladeshi ports.

Bangladesh earlier this month banned dozens of Russian ships that have fallen under Western sanctions from entering its territorial waters, citing the need to comply with the restrictions.

Russia's foreign ministry said in a statement it had told Bangladesh's ambassador in Moscow that the move was not in line with "traditionally friendly bilateral relations and may adversely affect the prospects for cooperation in various fields".

Russia's state-owned nuclear energy organisation Rosatom is currently building Bangladesh's first nuclear power plant, due to start operating in 2024. Dhaka has asked Moscow to ensure it uses non-sanctioned ships for delivering equipment for the plant.

 

[Imran Khan]

why too much scared ? USA west banned all russian airliens but thy stll daily flying over pakistan . at this time AZUR AIR in pakistani airspace

 

[fallstuff]

Russia summons Bangladesh envoy over rejecting sanctioned ships

BANGLADESH​

Reuters
21 February, 2023, 08:45 pm
Last modified: 21 February, 2023, 10:19 pm

Russia summons Bangladesh envoy over rejecting sanctioned ships

Russia summoned the ambassador of Bangladesh on Tuesday to protest over Dhaka's decision to block the entry of Russian ships into Bangladeshi ports. Bangladesh earlier this month banned dozens of Russian ships that have fallen under Western sanctions from entering its territorial waters, citing...

www.tbsnews.net

Representational Image. Photo: TBS

Representational Image. Photo: TBS

Russia summoned the ambassador of Bangladesh on Tuesday to protest over Dhaka's decision to block the entry of Russian ships into Bangladeshi ports.

Bangladesh earlier this month banned dozens of Russian ships that have fallen under Western sanctions from entering its territorial waters, citing the need to comply with the restrictions.

Russia's foreign ministry said in a statement it had told Bangladesh's ambassador in Moscow that the move was not in line with "traditionally friendly bilateral relations and may adversely affect the prospects for cooperation in various fields".

Russia's state-owned nuclear energy organisation Rosatom is currently building Bangladesh's first nuclear power plant, due to start operating in 2024. Dhaka has asked Moscow to ensure it uses non-sanctioned ships for delivering equipment for the plant.

Didn't one Minister say the freight was unloaded in Kolkata ? These folks will say anything to deflect.

 

[mb444]

Russia needs to get used to paying the price of war and ukraine and supporting burma in the rohingya issue.

BD and russian relationship is merely transactional, nothing more should they expect.

Didn't one Minister said the freight was unloaded in Kolkata ? These folks will say anything to deflect.

Did happen, the items were transferred tp another ship and was delivered to BD.

Russia is playing game by trying to involve as many nation as they can to lessen the impact of the sanction. They should not have sent sanctioned ship.

 

[Valar.]

Didn't one Minister said the freight was unloaded in Kolkata ? These folks will say anything to deflect.

Did happen, the items were transferred tp another ship and was delivered to BD.

No, it didn't happen.

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First, it was this:

Rooppur consignment on sanctioned Russian ship may come by road from India

The consignment meant for the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) that had to be turned away from Bangladesh shores due to being carried by a US-sanctioned vessel, may ultimately be sent to their destination by road. This is based on indications that the Russian ship, instead of going all the way...

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Second, this:

Russian ship returning without offloading Rooppur equipment

The progress of the country’s first nuclear power plant suffered a setback as the Russian ship carrying equipment for Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant is now heading back to Russia instead of offloading at West Bengal’s Haldia Port, as it was supposed to do..“The Russian embassy in Dhaka has in

www.thedailystar.net

Last but not least, Momen's comment:

Russia sends cargo in sanctioned ship knowingly: Momen

The foreign minister AK Abdul Momen said they were surprised to see Russia sending products for the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in a sanctioned vessel, imposed by the United States, intentionally

en.prothomalo.com

 

[Srabon.]

That ship is still waiting in international water. It went to India but couldn't unload then it went to china, still couldn't unload. Later it headed towards Bangladesh again and now waiting in international waters near Bangladesh.

 

[mb444]

No, it didn't happen.

_____

First, it was this:

Rooppur consignment on sanctioned Russian ship may come by road from India

The consignment meant for the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) that had to be turned away from Bangladesh shores due to being carried by a US-sanctioned vessel, may ultimately be sent to their destination by road. This is based on indications that the Russian ship, instead of going all the way...

www.tbsnews.net

Second, this:

Russian ship returning without offloading Rooppur equipment

The progress of the country’s first nuclear power plant suffered a setback as the Russian ship carrying equipment for Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant is now heading back to Russia instead of offloading at West Bengal’s Haldia Port, as it was supposed to do..“The Russian embassy in Dhaka has in

www.thedailystar.net

Last but not least, Momen's comment:

Russia sends cargo in sanctioned ship knowingly: Momen

The foreign minister AK Abdul Momen said they were surprised to see Russia sending products for the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in a sanctioned vessel, imposed by the United States, intentionally

en.prothomalo.com

Ok thanks for that... so even india refused to let the ship undock so as not to get sanctioned itself.

Russia is pissing around.

 

[nahtanbob]

Russia summons Bangladesh envoy over rejecting sanctioned ships

BANGLADESH​

Reuters
21 February, 2023, 08:45 pm
Last modified: 21 February, 2023, 10:19 pm

Russia summons Bangladesh envoy over rejecting sanctioned ships

Russia summoned the ambassador of Bangladesh on Tuesday to protest over Dhaka's decision to block the entry of Russian ships into Bangladeshi ports. Bangladesh earlier this month banned dozens of Russian ships that have fallen under Western sanctions from entering its territorial waters, citing...

www.tbsnews.net

Representational Image. Photo: TBS

Representational Image. Photo: TBS

Russia summoned the ambassador of Bangladesh on Tuesday to protest over Dhaka's decision to block the entry of Russian ships into Bangladeshi ports.

Bangladesh earlier this month banned dozens of Russian ships that have fallen under Western sanctions from entering its territorial waters, citing the need to comply with the restrictions.

Russia's foreign ministry said in a statement it had told Bangladesh's ambassador in Moscow that the move was not in line with "traditionally friendly bilateral relations and may adversely affect the prospects for cooperation in various fields".

Russia's state-owned nuclear energy organisation Rosatom is currently building Bangladesh's first nuclear power plant, due to start operating in 2024. Dhaka has asked Moscow to ensure it uses non-sanctioned ships for delivering equipment for the plant.

Have the Russians been paid already ?

 

[Black_cats]

Have the Russians been paid already ?

No due to sanction payment is stopped.

 

[Destranator]

Russian government agencies are really difficult to do business with. Truely disingenuous lot.

 

[Species]

Russia's legacy in Bangladesh lies in the Mig 21s and Mig 29s of BAF, both had to be grounded as they refused to supply spare parts after a change in the government.

Russia has always been an unreliable partner for Bangladesh.

 

[Black_cats]

Dhaka seeks detailed report from its ambassador in Moscow

BANGLADESH​

UNB
22 February, 2023, 09:25 pm
Last modified: 22 February, 2023, 09:57 pm

Bangladesh has sought a detailed report from its ambassador in Moscow to know what exactly was discussed with the Russian foreign ministry.

"We sought a detailed report from our ambassador. We are going to analyse what was discussed," State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam told reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday.

Bangladesh Ambassador to Russia Kamrul Ahsan was summoned to the Russian foreign ministry following Bangladesh's decision to ban Russian ships (sanctioned) from calling at Bangladeshi ports, reported Russia's state-owned news agency TASS on Tuesday.

Shahriar Alam said they came to know that many other bilateral issues were discussed, not just a specific issue.

He said, "You know a complex situation has been created amid the Ukraine-Russia war.

"Bangladesh maintained its position in terms of voting patterns in the UN General Assembly and there will be another resolution in the GA. We are considering it. But we will let you know officially on Thursday regarding Tuesday's meeting in Moscow."

"We drew the attention of the head of the diplomatic mission to the reports about the decision of his country's authorities to ban Russian ships carrying cargoes for Bangladesh from calling at Bangladeshi ports," the Russian agency reported, quoting the Russian foreign ministry.

"This step runs counter to the traditionally friendly character of bilateral relations and can have a negative effect on the prospects for our cooperation in various spheres."

Last week, the Russian Embassy in Dhaka told TASS that 69 Russian ships (sanctioned) had been barred from calling at Bangladeshi ports.

However, according to the embassy, this step did not mean that Bangladesh had banned imports of Russian goods.

Later, Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said Bangladesh had made this decision under the threat of US secondary sanctions, according to a TASS report.

In January, Bangladesh told the Russian side that they could send any ship, except the sanctioned ones, carrying equipment for the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant.

Bangladesh hoped that Russia would now send non-sanctioned ships carrying the required materials.

Dhaka seeks detailed report from its ambassador in Moscow

Bangladesh has sought a detailed report from its ambassador in Moscow to know what exactly was discussed with the Russian foreign ministry. "We sought a detailed report from our ambassador.

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[mb444]

BD needs to be vocal on the topic. We need to say that we have not sanctioned Russia in any way. We also do not have any interest in being sanctioned by anyone else.

It is basic diplomatic curtesy to not seek to involve a third state in ones affair. Russia needs to fulfill its contract without jeopardising BDs interest with other nations.

 

[Black_cats]

Russia urges Bangladesh to resist sanctions pressure​

22 February 2023

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Bangladesh's ambassador in Moscow was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry after "several dozen" Russian vessels were banned from calling at ports in Bangladesh, including at least one ship carrying equipment for the Rooppur nuclear power plant under construction.

The steam generator was installed in Rooppur unit 2 in October (Image: Rosatom)
The Russian Foreign Ministry's Maria Zakharova told a media briefing earlier this month that "as a specific example, we can mention the incident with the Russian ship Ursa Major, which in December 2022, at the request of the Americans, the authorities of Bangladesh withdrew their previously issued permission to enter the port of Mongla. Because of this, the delivery of a batch of equipment for the Rooppur NPP under construction was delayed for more than a month, which in no way meets the interests of the Bangladeshi side itself".

In a press briefing on Tuesday, following news that the ambassador had been summoned, Zakharova accused the USA of "increasingly forcing neutral countries to comply with anti-Russian sanctions".

"We have learned that several dozen Russian vessels have been banned from calling at ports in Bangladesh. We know that this unfriendly step was taken by the country's authorities not at all on their own initiative but under the threat of secondary sanctions by the United States ... it risks making the future of traditionally friendly Russia-Bangladesh relations contingent on the whims of a third country pursuing its own geopolitical goals.

"We expect the leadership of Bangladesh to find the strength to assert its national interests more resolutely. It is undoubtedly in their interest to develop a mutually beneficial partnership with Russia, which has come to the country's aid more than once in different periods of its history."

Russia's Tass news agency says that 69 Russian ships have been barred from the country's ports, although it said the Russian embassy in Bangladesh had confirmed there was no block on the import of Russian goods themselves, just the specific vessels.

Tass reported last week that the embassy had told it that work on Rooppur "is running according to plan, with all necessary equipment being supplied" with three ships carrying cargo for the facility arriving at the port of Mongla in Bangladesh. Tass also reported that Rosatom said that an alternative route for the delivery of cargo to the Rooppur NPP worksite had been found and was being utilised at the moment. On Thursday 23 February the Dhaka Tribune reported that power plant machinery (weighing a total of 1690 tonnes) from Russia for Rooppur had arrived, via an Indian port, at Mongla that morning on a Bangladesh-flagged ship.

Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen was quoted by RTV News in Dhaka last month as saying "we don't want to accept ships which are under sanctions. We have developed good relations with the US" adding that it had been a surprise that Russia had sent a sanctioned vessel and he said he hoped that Russia would send non-sanctioned ships instead. The USA - and various other countries - have imposed a range of sanctions on Russia following its military action in Ukraine, which began in February 2022.

Rosatom in February 2011 signed an agreement for two reactors to be built at Rooppur for the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission. The initial contract for the project, worth USD12.65 billion, was signed in December 2015. The Rooppur plant, 160 kilometres from the capital Dhaka, will feature two Russian VVER-1200 reactors. Last October the project director Shaukat Akbar was quoted by the Dhaka Tribune as saying they were hoping to meet the target of starting production of the first unit on a trial basis by the end of 2023 and "be fully ready to supply in 2024".

 

[Abu Shaleh Rumi]

Russia should know they're a friend of burma not us. Our relationship is just good business...