2024-03-04 09:55:23
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has assured continued support for the repatriation of Rohingyas to Myanmar as well as working with Bangladesh on regional and global issues.
On Sunday (March 3), the Foreign Minister met with the Turkish Foreign Minister in Antalya. Hasan Mahmud. At this time, Hakan said to work together on various issues.
Hasan handed over Prime Minister Hakan Fidan’s return letter thanking Turkish President Erdoğan for inviting Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to the Antalya Forum in the meeting.
Congratulating Hakan Fidan on the occasion of Turkey’s independence centenary and Bangladesh-Turkey’s 50 years of diplomatic relations, the Foreign Minister said that Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the father of the nation of Bangladesh, received strong inspiration from the struggle of the father of the nation of Turkey, Kemal Atatürk, and the warm bond of friendship between the two brotherly nations is constantly strengthening.
Dr. invited the foreign minister of Turkey to visit Bangladesh at an appropriate time. laugh He proposed contract farming between the two countries. Where Bangladeshi farmers and experts will cultivate seasonal crops in Turkey and return to Bangladesh after harvest.
In view of the foreign minister’s proposal, the country’s foreign minister said that Turkey will examine the matter and there is an opportunity to discuss it during the next consultation of the foreign ministry in Dhaka next July.
The Turkish Foreign Minister thanked the Prime Minister of Bangladesh for the letter of appreciation given to President Erdoğan and the Foreign Minister for attending the forum. He also assured his country’s continued support in working together on important regional and global issues and repatriating Rohingyas to Myanmar.
Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmoud called for a greater role for Turkey in ending Israeli atrocities in Gaza and closer ties with Arab countries.
During the meeting, both leaders expressed hope that the war in Ukraine would end soon and that the prices of fuel, LNG and crops would come down. Which is now very necessary for the economic growth of both countries as well as the developing world.
In response to the issues raised by Turkey about the Turkish Hope School. Hasan assured that the Ministry of Education and Law of Bangladesh will settle the issue of Turkish Hope School management.
The meeting was attended by the Director General of Eastern Europe Branch of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Shah Ahmad Shafi and the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Turkey M Amanul Haque.