Russia has expressed its interest to buy mangoes, vegetables, and potatoes from Bangladesh. Iraq's Charge d'Affaires Abdul Salam Saddam Muhaisen showed interest while addressing a meeting with agriculture minister Dr Md Abdur Razzak at the secretariat office in the capital on Wednesday (March 16). A memorandum of understanding (MoU) will be signed between Bangladesh and Iraq soon in this regard.
After the meeting, the agriculture minister said that a discussion took place on how to increase Iraq's bilateral relations with Bangladesh. Iraq import their agricultural goods from India and Turkey. Iraq’s economic condition is better now. Meanwhile, Iraq's Charge d'Affaires Abdul Salam Saddam Muhaisen praised the development of Bangladesh’s agriculture sector.