Governor of Leningrad in Russia Oblast Alexander Drozdenko expressed his interest in recruiting skilled manpower specially doctors from Bangladesh.

The Russian port city governor said this while meeting with Bangladesh Foreign Minister Mahmood Ali at the Governor Mansion in St Petersburg, Russia yesterday, reads a press release issued by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dhaka today.

In the meeting, the foreign minister said, "Bangladeshi export items like pharmaceuticals, ocean going vessels, leather goods, tea especially organic tea, potato and fragrant rice are quite popular in the different European countries and foresees good potential in Russia as well."

The two sides also discussed possibility of joint venture in ship building industry for production of medium sized vessels and fishing trawlers, it added.