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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday called for finding a way to end the Russia-Ukraine war.
She made the plea during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference in Munich.
"Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina always says we are against all kinds of war. Today, she also discussed how the war can be stopped," Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud said while briefing reporters about the outcome of the PM’s meeting with Zelenskyy.
The meeting between the two leaders was held at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof in the German city.
Hasan said that the two leaders also discussed how the attacks on innocent men and women in Gaza can be stopped.
The prime minister reminded everyone that war can't bring well-being to anyone.
"Others can benefit from the war. But it cannot bring any welfare for the countries involved in the war and their people get affected by the war," Hasina was quoted as saying.
In this connection, the prime minister recalled her bitter memories of the sufferings the countrymen and she faced during Bangladesh's War of Liberation in 1971.
Going down memory lane, she narrated her inhuman suffering and the birth of her only son Sajeeb Wazed Joy under the captivity of the Pakistani occupation forces during the War.
"Bangladesh's foreign policy—Friendship to all, malice to none—figured prominently during the meeting between the prime minister and Zelenskyy," the foreign minister said.
Replying to a query, Hasan said the friendly relations between Bangladesh and Russia, whose foundation was laid during the Liberation War, will not at all be hampered.
"Our relationship with Russia is very warm. Russia stood beside us during the Liberation War and played a pivotal role in rebuilding Bangladesh after the war," he said.
He said Hasina and Zelenskyy only discussed how to stop the war.
Bangladesh Ambassador to Germany Md Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan was present during the briefing.
The prime minister arrived in Munich on February 15 evening on a three-day official visit to join the Munich Security Conference 2024. This is her first official tour abroad since assuming office for the fourth consecutive term last month.
She is scheduled to return home on Monday.