TDS Desk:

The Apostolic Nuncio of the Holy See [Ambassador of Vatican] to Bangladesh Kevin S Randell paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka.

The Chief Adviser and the Apostollic Nuncio of the Holy See discussed issues related to Bangladesh’s religious minorities, Inter-faith dialogue, Rohingya humanitarian responses and the UN General Assembly where Professor Yunus is expected to speak later this month.

The Vatican envoy said they had proposed an inter-faith dialogue between the Islamic scholars of Bangladesh and a delegation from the Holy See’s Dicastery on Interreligious  Dialogue.

He also underscored the need for scaling up assistance for more than one million Rohingya people who live in the camps in Bangladesh’s southeast.

The Chief Adviser said that the main focus of the Interim Government is the law and order situation, stressing that the security situation has improved in the country.

Professor Muhammad Yunus also said that the Interim Government has rolled out important reforms in the first month after he took over as the Chief Adviser.

He sought support from the Holy See for reforms and the Rohingya people.

Senior Secretary SDG affairs Lamiya Morshed and Director General of the Foreign Ministry Kazi Russel Pervez were present during the meeting.