BSS
  03 Sep 2024, 21:20

Foreign Adviser seeks Turkish support for resolving Rohingya crisis   

DHAKA, Sept 3, 2024 (BSS) – Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain today sought Turkish  continued support to keep the Rohingya issue focused  in all international forums to resolve the long -pending crisis.  

He made the remark while a Turkish delegation led by its foreign ministry’s Director General for Humanitarian and Technical Assistance Ambassador Korhan Karakoc met him at the foreign ministry   here, according to a press release.  
 
Karakoc is visiting Bangladesh to coordinate Turkish humanitarian aid to support flood affected people in Bangladesh. 
 
Turkish Ambassador to Bangladesh Ramis Sen accompanied the delegation. 
 
During the meeting, the Turkish delegation reiterated its government’s continued support for  Rohingyas and briefed about the activities of the Turkish Hospital located at Rohingya refugee  camps in Cox’s Bazar 
 
The delegation sought Bangladesh government’s assistance to improve quality of services provided by this hospital. 
 
In response, the foreign adviser assured them of extending necessary support for the Turkish Hospital at the Rohingya Camps.
 
The delegation also apprised Hossain of Turkish  ongoing initiatives for assisting the flood affected communities in Bangladesh. 
 
The foreign adviser expressed gratitude to the Turkish government  for providing humanitarian aid to the flood victims in Bangladesh. 
 
Ambassador Karakoc also congratulated Hossain on his assumption of office as the Adviser for Foreign Affairs of the Bangladesh’s interim government.