PM seeks Turkey’s involvement in ensuring Rohingya repatriation

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called for Turkey's engagement in the sustainable repatriation of displaced Rohingya refugees to their homeland Myanmar.

The PM said this when visiting Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu paid a courtesy call on her at her official Gono Bhaban residence this morning.

PM's Deputy Press Secretary Hasan Jahid Tusher briefed the media after the meeting.

Sheikh Hasina sought more Turkish investment in special economic zones being built across Bangladesh for cashing on the geo-political position of the country in South Asia and South East Asia for mutual benefit of both countries.

She extended her invitation to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to visit Bangladesh.

In reply, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu thanked the Prime Minister for her invitation and said the president of Turkey is likely to visit Bangladesh in March next year, if the Covid-19 situation improves.

The Turkish foreign minister highly praised the different initiatives taken by the government of Sheikh Hasina for successfully tackling the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Turkish foreign minister said that they value the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Turkey and his government and country are ready to give every support to strengthen the existing trade relations between the two countries.

He added that they have made investments in various sectors in Bangladesh that included energy and tourism.

PM's Principal Secretary Dr Ahmad Kaikaus and Turkish Ambassador to Bangladesh Mustafa Osman Turan were present, among others.