UNB, Dhaka :
Bangladesh’s relations with Turkey are normal and there has been no ‘rift’ even after Turkish President Erdogan’s reaction to executed war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami.
“Normal relationship with Turkey continues. There has been no rift in the current relations. There’s no problem,” Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali told reporters at a press conference at his ministry on Wednesday afternoon. He made the remarks when his attention was drawn to Turkish President’ s statement and subsequent calling its Ambassador in Dhaka back to Turkey for ‘consultations’.
“They (Turkey) issued statement…yes, they did. What to do,” said the Foreign Minister insisting that the relations with Turkey remain unhurt. He also clarified that the Turkish Ambassador in Dhaka was not ‘called back’ rather he went his country for ‘consultations’ which is normal in diplomacy. Bangladesh has also called its Ambassador back home from Turkey for ‘consultations’, he added.
Earlier on May 19, Turkish Embassy in Dhaka, amid confusion in the wake of media reports, said the Embassy here is open and fully operational. “Due to the published news that’s not based on the factual information in the media, we feel obliged to clarify that Turkish Embassy in Dhaka is open and fully operational,” the Embassy said in a statement on Thursday. Erdogan’s predecessor Abdullah Gul also requested to the Bangladesh government in 2012 not to pursue the trial
of war criminals that apparently made the Bangladesh government surprised. State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam and Foreign Secretary M Shahidul Haque and senior ministry officials were present at the press conference.
Bangladesh’s relations with Turkey are normal and there has been no ‘rift’ even after Turkish President Erdogan’s reaction to executed war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami.
“Normal relationship with Turkey continues. There has been no rift in the current relations. There’s no problem,” Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali told reporters at a press conference at his ministry on Wednesday afternoon. He made the remarks when his attention was drawn to Turkish President’ s statement and subsequent calling its Ambassador in Dhaka back to Turkey for ‘consultations’.
“They (Turkey) issued statement…yes, they did. What to do,” said the Foreign Minister insisting that the relations with Turkey remain unhurt. He also clarified that the Turkish Ambassador in Dhaka was not ‘called back’ rather he went his country for ‘consultations’ which is normal in diplomacy. Bangladesh has also called its Ambassador back home from Turkey for ‘consultations’, he added.
Earlier on May 19, Turkish Embassy in Dhaka, amid confusion in the wake of media reports, said the Embassy here is open and fully operational. “Due to the published news that’s not based on the factual information in the media, we feel obliged to clarify that Turkish Embassy in Dhaka is open and fully operational,” the Embassy said in a statement on Thursday. Erdogan’s predecessor Abdullah Gul also requested to the Bangladesh government in 2012 not to pursue the trial
of war criminals that apparently made the Bangladesh government surprised. State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam and Foreign Secretary M Shahidul Haque and senior ministry officials were present at the press conference.
