President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sent a video message to the inauguration ceremony of the new Embassy compound in Dhaka.
Stating via video message that Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu was currently in Dhaka for the official inauguration as well and that he was pleased to attend the inauguration of the new Embassy compound in Dhaka, President Erdoğan said: “This beautiful work is an indication of the importance we attach to our relations with Bangladesh. We wanted it to be a compound not only suitable for our country, but also for Bangladesh. I would like to thank the Government of Bangladesh and its authorities for their support for the quick completion of the construction work.”
Recalling that this year was the 100th birthday of the late Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founder of Bangladesh, President Erdoğan underlined that it would be the 50th anniversary of the independence of brother country Bangladesh in a few months.
Highlighting that the inauguration of the compound this year had a different meaning in this respect, President Erdoğan recalled that during Foreign Minister Abdul Momen’s visit to Turkey in September, the new service building of the Embassy of Bangladesh in Ankara was opened.
Noting that Turkey-Bangladesh relations were getting stronger day by day, President Erdoğan said:
“It’s not possible for us to forget about the contributions made by the Bengali Muslims to our War of Independence. We also extend our thanks for the kind aid offer conveyed by Bangladesh following the earthquake that occurred in Izmir. As Turkey, we have been standing by Bangladesh in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. We believe that the medical aid equipment we delivered during the pandemic period lightened the burden on the people of Bangladesh to some extent. On this occasion, I, as the President of Turkey, wish Allah’s mercy on our Bengali brothers and sisters who have lost their lives in this pandemic, patience for their families and speedy recovery for my brothers and sisters who are still receiving treatment.”
Reminding that the situation of our Rohingya Muslim brothers and sisters constituted another important aspect of Turkey’s relations with Bangladesh, President Erdoğan said, “We appreciate Bangladesh’s humane and conscientious stance that protects the Rohingya Muslims who fled the massacre. We are continuing with our humanitarian aid operations to ease the sufferings of the Rohingya people living at camps in Bangladesh and Myanmar. In this regard, we will keep on supporting Bangladesh and exerting efforts in every platform for the equitable resolution of the issue. I wish Allah bestows his love and help upon you, and our new embassy compound yields auspicious results for our countries.”