"The situation of the last year was certainly not comfortable for implementation of the project," Likhachev said. "The revolution in the country, the change of the government, the elections in the future that will undoubtedly make a very serious adjustment in the activity of the government of Bangladesh."
"Let me express confidence that the launch of the Rooppur project will not leave priorities of the leaders of Bangladesh whatever the outcome of elections is," he added. "This is a vital project and we will do everything to implement it."