Erdogan gave the confirmation when Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr A K Abdul Momen called on him in Ankara on Wednesday, reports BSS citing a press release.
During the meeting, Turkish president and Bangladesh foreign minister discussed various issues of mutual interest, including D-8 summit, Rohingya crisis and trade cooperation.
Erdogan assured Dhaka that Ankara would be beside Bangladesh in all fronts, including bilateral and multilateral, to resolve the ongoing Rohingya crisis.
The Turkish president highly lauded Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her humanitarian efforts in providing shelter to forcibly displaced Rohingya people in Bangladesh.
He also gave some specific proposals to increase trade cooperation between Bangladesh and Turkey through easing duties on export-import of different products including textile and medicine.
The Turkish president also proposed Dhaka to allocate a land in Bangladesh for building a modern hospital with Turkish financial support.
They expressed their satisfaction over the existing bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Turkey and hoped that the ongoing cooperation on education, culture and defence between the two nations would further strengthen in the days to come.
The Turkish president also assured Momen of more necessary Turkish support to Bangladesh for helping in fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.❐
