DHAKA, Nov 29 (NNN-BSS) — Visiting Chief of General Staff (CGS) of Saudi Armed Forces General Fayyadh bin Hamed Al- Ruwaili highly appreciated the role of Bangladesh in Rohingya issue and said Riyadh will always stay beside Dhaka on this issue.
He said this during a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official Ganabhaban residence here.
Pointing out the excellent cooperation between Saudi and Bangladesh Armed Forces, General Fayyadh said the cooperation is being enhanced day by day.
The Saudi chief of general staff highly appreciated the training provided by the National Defence College (NDC) in Bangladesh.
“The quality of training of the NDC is very high and we want to continue to participate in the training,” he said.
General Fayyadh explained the Saudi position on Yemen issue and said: “We don’t want to go for aggression, we want peace.”
The Saudi chief of general staff also praised Bangladesh’s steps to combat terrorism.
Mentioning the cooperation between Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia, Hasina hoped that the cooperation will be strengthened further.
She said Saudi Arabia has a special place in the hearts of the people of Bangladesh.
The prime minister said the cooperation between Bangladesh Armed Forces and Saudi Armed Forces have been multidimensional including training support and material support and specially support rendered for the development of various training institutions of Bangladesh Armed Forces.
About terrorism, Sheikh Hasina said her government is creating awareness to combat the menace of terrorism engaging the people of all sections of society.
