Ambassador Alexander Mantytsky: The ships TOF for the first time in 50 years came into the port Bangladesh Division of Chittagong

The group includes the ships "Admiral Tributs", "Admiral Panteleev" and the Pechenga tanker. The port is considered the main sea harbor Bangladesh. Last time the ships TOF came into Division of Chittagong for clearing and port mine clearing after Bangladesh gained independence in 1971. "The port water area after war for independence was mined, besides, tens vessels" here were flooded, - Alexander Mantytsky told. The USSR then agreed to render the humanitarian help to the republic. Operation on mine clearing lasted two years, during it one Russian seaman-diver was lost. After the termination...