Turkey Pushes for Just and Lasting Solution to Rohingya Crisis

Dhaka, MINA – Türkiye is working in coordination with neighboring countries and international organizations to achieve a permanent and just solution to the Rohingya crisis while striving to keep the issue on the international agenda, said Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Friday, according to Anadolu Agency.

“We are acting in solidarity and coordination with relevant neighboring countries and organizations to achieve a permanent and just solution to the Rohingya issue. Türkiye is also making intensive efforts to keep this crisis on the agenda of the international community,” Fidan said at a joint press conference with Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman in Dhaka following bilateral talks.

Fidan praised Bangladesh for hosting more than one million of the persecuted refugees, describing the country’s role as a historic humanitarian sacrifice. “The tragedy endured by the Rohingya Muslims unfortunately continues. I would like to once again stress that Bangladesh, which has hosted more than one million Rohingya for years, has demonstrated a historic sacrifice on behalf of all humanity,” he said.

Fidan said he would visit refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar and review humanitarian activities carried out by Turkish institutions, including TIKA, AFAD, the Turkish Red Crescent, and the Turkish Diyanet Foundation.

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“We will continue our humanitarian assistance aimed at improving the conditions of the Rohingya while also supporting their safe, dignified, and voluntary return to their homeland,” he said.

On regional tensions involving Iran, Fidan said the US-Israeli attacks on Iran had affected not only the region but the wider world. He welcomed the progress achieved in talks between Iran and the US and expressed hope that these talks would yield concrete results for lasting peace.

Fidan also accused the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of obstructing a two-state solution in Palestine and escalating conflicts across the region. “Israel continues its genocide in Gaza, which has left deep wounds on the conscience of the international community, and adds new unlawful measures every day in the West Bank,” he said.[]

Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)

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