Turkey with Bangladesh in coping with Rohingya crisis: Envoy
Turkish Ambassador to Bangladesh Mustafa Osman Turan hasreiterated his country's continued support to the federal government of Bangladesh over the Rohingya issue.
Bangladesh is hosting over a million of Rohingyas in Cox's Bazar camps.
Turkey also provides assist with host communities in Cox's Bazar, reports UNB.
The Ambassador paid a two-day visit to Cox's Bazar recently to meet up new RRRC Shah Rezwan Hayat and Deputy Commissioner Md Kamal Hossain and see firsthand the ongoing activities of humanitarian organisations of the Turkish government, namely TIKA, AFAD, Turkish Diyanet Foundation and Turkish Red Crescent.
Through the meetings with the RRRC and DC, both sides decided to intensify their dialogue and collaboration to manage this ongoing humanitarian crisis.
Turkish Ambassador visited the Field Hospital run jointly by AFAD and Turkish Ministry of Health, which gives treatment to over 1000 patients both from the Rohingya and host communities every day.
Ambassador Turan discussed with the officials of UNHCR, RRRC and CiC of Camp-9, regarding the extension of the area allocated for the procedures of the hospital.
During his visit, the Turkish Ambassador distributed micro-agriculture sets, met with Rohingya children in a playground, and visited Multipurpose Skills Development Centre, all of which have already been implemented by TIKA.
He also received information regarding the humanitarian assistance projects such as community centers and health posts of Turkish Red Crescent, soap production and sewing ateliers of Turkish Diyanet Foundation.
Turkey was among the first countries to determine presence in the Rohingya camps to provide much needed humanitarian assistance since 2017, said the Turkish Embassy.
A number of the Turkish agencies and NGOs have already been operating in Bangladesh even before the crisis to aid the implementation of the priorities set by the federal government of Bangladesh, it said.
