Dhaka, Nov. 26 -- Germany's Ambassador to Bangladesh Rudiger Lotz has warned that Dhaka's trade relations with Europe could be strained if it rows back on its commitment to purchase aircraft from Airbus.

He also hinted that the Airbus decision could impact the EU's decision on allowing Bangladesh to maintain its Generalised System of Preferences Plus (GSP+) status for trade.

"The Airbus question -- whether it will have implications on our trade relations -- of course it would. Of course it would," Lotz told reporters at a DCAB Talk event in Dhaka on Wednesday.

"As I said, we are Bangladesh's most important trading partner. We have a feeling that we have been treated in such a way that we can conduct bilateral relations. I think there n...