Nicolas Paul Albin Fleury, the newly appointed head of delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Bangladesh on Monday presented his credentials to Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Both sides exchanged views on strengthening cooperation between Bangladesh and the ICRC in areas of humanitarian assistance, disaster management, international humanitarian law, and ongoing support for forcibly displaced Rohingyas and host communities.
The Adviser assured the government’s continued cooperation with the ICRC which has been operational in Bangladesh since 2010. He wished Fleury a successful tenure in Bangladesh.
Fleury also called on Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam, and discussed the ICRC’s ongoing and planned activities in Bangladesh, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Foreign Secretary, chair of the National IHL Committee of Bangladesh, commended ICRC on its assistance in the work of the Committee.
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He also discussed Bangladesh’s ongoing involvement in the Global IHL Initiative of ICRC.
Fleury, a Swiss national, has had a distinguished career with the ICRC, serving in Ukraine, Nagorno-Karabakh, Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the Balkans, as well as at the ICRC Headquarters in Geneva.