The Apostolic Nuncio of the Holy See (Ambassador of Vatican) to Bangladesh, Kevin S. Randell, paid a courtesy call on interim government's Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the state guest house Jamuna in Dhaka on Monday (Sep 9). During the meeting, the Chief Adviser and the Apostollic Nuncio of the Holy See discussed issues related to Bangladesh's religious minorities, inter-faith dialogue, Rogingya humanitarian responses and the UN General Assembly where Prof Yunus is expected to speak later this month, local media reported.
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.
The envoy also underscored the need for scaling up assistance for over one million Rohingya people who live in the camps in Bangladesh's southeast.
Prof Yunus said the main focus of the interim government is the law and order situation, stressing that the security situation has improved in the country. He also said that the interim government has rolled out important reforms in the first month after he took over as the Chief Adviser.
The Chief Adviser sought support from the Holy See for reforms of Bangladesh and the Rohingya people.
Lamiya Morshed, senior secretary on SDG affairs, and Kazi Russel Pervez, director general of the Foreign Ministry, were present at the meeting.
