President Hamid seeks Belgium’s supports for safe Rohingyas repatriation

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President M Abdul Hamid on Wednesday sought the cooperation of Belgium to accomplish a safe, peaceful and dignified repatriation of the displaced Rohingya people to their Rakhine state homeland in Myanmar.

The president sought the support when the visiting Belgium Queen Mathilde paid a courtesy call on him at Bangabhaban in the evening.

Welcoming the queen at Bangabhaban, he said Bangladesh deeply values its relations with Belgium, President’s press secretary Md Joynal Abedin told BSS later.

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Recalling with gratitude that Belgium was one of the first European countries to recognize Bangladesh in February 1972, he said since then, Belgium has been a steady supporter and partner in “our socio-economic developmental journey.”

Belgium has been providing continuous assistance to Bangladesh and this assistance is increasing day by day, the president mentioned.

Referring to completion of 50 years of establishment of diplomatic relations between Bangladesh and Belgium in 2022, President Hamid said: “This landmark occasion gave us the opportunity to explore avenues to further widen and deepen our cooperation for the benefit of our two peoples.”