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The information was delivered to journalists by the Turkish Ambassador in Dhaka, Mustafa Osman Turan, following a courtesy visit to the Secretariat’s Information Minister Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday.
The Ambassador said: “The bilateral cooperation between the two countries was discussed at the meeting. Hopefully, we (Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan) will attend the closing ceremony of the Mujib Year. “
Describing Bangabandhu as a ‘symbol’ of Bangladesh and Kamal Ataturk as a ‘symbol’ of Turkey, Osman Turan said: “We have decided to place sculptures of these two leaders in the two countries.”
Stating that sculptures of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Kamal Ataturk will soon be erected in Ankara, the capital of Turkey, and on Kamal Ataturk Avenue in Dhaka, the Ambassador said that there have also been discussions with the Minister of Information on whether such a thing It can be done in Istanbul and Chittagong.
Information Minister Hassan Mahmoud said: “They (Turkey) have decided to place a sculpture of Bangabandhu in Ankara, the capital of Turkey. At the same time, another sculpture by Kamal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey, will be installed in Dhaka.
“We also discussed whether the Turkish commercial capital Istanbul and the commercial city of Chittagong in Bangladesh could do the same.”
Hassan Mahmood said: “The relations between the two countries are historical, we share common values. We have a lot in common culture. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been invited to the closing ceremony of the Mujib Year. He also agreed to come. “
Discussions were held on how cultural exchanges could take place on the occasion of the Mujib Year, the Information Minister said, adding that he had also spoken with the Ambassador about the broadcast of some programs on the occasion of the Mujib Year on Turkey’s national channel TRT. .
He also said that he would discuss with the ambassador how to exchange training between journalists from the two countries.
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