Adviser for Foreign Affairs Md Touhid Hossain on Tuesday expressed gratitude to the government of Turkiye for providing humanitarian aid to the flood victims in Bangladesh.

He also apprised the visiting Turkish delegation of the current situation of Rohingyas who took shelter in Bangladesh and sought Turkiye’s continued support to keep the issue alive in all international forum to resolve this crisis.

A Turkish delegation led by Ambassador Korhan Karakoc, Director General for Humanitarian and Technical Assistance, Ministry of Foreign Affairs is visiting Bangladesh to coordinate Turkiye’s humanitarian aid to support flood affected people in Bangladesh.

The visiting Turkish delegation along with the Ambassador of Turkiye to Bangladesh, Ramis Sen, had a courtesy meeting with the Adviser for Foreign Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Ambassador Korhan Karakoc congratulated Touhid Hossain on his assumption of office as the Adviser for Foreign Affairs, and apprised him of Turkiye’s ongoing initiatives for assisting the flood affected communities in Bangladesh.

Ambassador Korhan Karakoc also expressed interest to visit the Rohingya camps in Bangladesh.

Reiterating Turkiye government’s continued support for the Rohingyas, the Turkish delegation briefed about the activities of the Turkish Hospital at the Rohingya Camp in Cox’s Bazar and sought Bangladesh’s assistance to improve quality of services provided by this hospital.

The Adviser assured them of extending necessary support for the Turkish Hospital at the Rohingya camp.