The visit of Belgium's Queen Mathilde to Bangladesh will aid in the repatriation of Rohingyas, said Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud on Tuesday.
"Her visit will be beneficial in getting a better response from the international community. Repatriation is the only solution to the Rohingya crisis. The Queen's visit will also help with the repatriation process," he told reporters on Tuesday.
The minister said that het visit will also play a vital role in developing Bangladesh-Belgium relations.
UN Secretary-General’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) advocate Queen Mathilde visited Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar district on Tuesday.
Hasan Mahmud along with others accompanied the Belgian queen during her visit to the camps.
She visited a learning centre, participated in a session with women working on preventing gender-based violence, interacted with women learning new skills, joined a short briefing on the work on mental health, and spoke with mental health volunteers.
Queen Mathilde ascended to the throne in 2013.
She is the honourary president of both Child Focus, a foundation for the missing and sexually exploited children, and UNICEF Belgium.
In 2001, Queen Mathilde established the Princess Mathilde Fund (now the Queen Mathilde Fund) to promote the care of vulnerable people. As an SDG Advocate, she is particularly focused on mental health.
Source: United News of Bangladesh