Bangladesh calls for early cessation of hostilities between Russia and Georgia

By Xinhua,

Dhaka : Bangladesh Sunday expressed concern over escalating of violence between Russian and Georgia and called for early cessation of hostilities.

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“This outbreak of violence is a matter of deep concern for the international community including Bangladesh. We hope for an early cessation of hostilities,” caretaker government Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury said in a statement.

Calling for calm and restraint by all involved parties, he said, “We need to bear in mind the lesson of the great writer Leo Tolstoy who said there is no such thing as a good war or a bad peace.”