State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr Md. Enamur Rahman said Turkey is working for the repatriation of Rohingyas and it will talk to different countries so that they can be returned to Myanmar with dignity.
The minister said this to reporters after a meeting with Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu at a hotel in the city on Saturday.
Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu has reaffirmed his country’s continued support to Rohingyas and their host community in Bangladesh, the minister added.
The Turkish Minister praised Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for providing shelter and humanitarian assistance to about 1.1 million Rohingya in the country. He expressed hope for any kind of cooperation from his government and said that the ongoing cooperation would continue.
The Turkish Minister expressed willingness to share experience about disaster management between the two countries and we agreed, the state minister said.
As a result, “we will be able to cooperate with each other in dealing with disasters in the future”, he added.
He also appealed to the Afad organization, Turkey’s disaster and emergency management authority which has a branch in Cox’s Bazar, to continue their cooperation in Bhasan Char and gave the responsibility to the head of Afad.
State minister Enamur also said that a memorandum of understanding would be signed between the two countries in this regard.
Secretary of Disaster Management and Relief Md. Mohsin and Hasan Sarwar, head (joint secretary) of the refugee cell of the relief ministry were present at the meeting.
Source: United News of Bangladesh