US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Alice Wells will travel to Bangladesh this month to visit refugee camps that shelter nearly one million Rohingya, the US Department of State said in a news release on Friday.
WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 19th October, 2018) US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Alice Wells will travel to Bangladesh this month to visit refugee camps that shelter nearly one million Rohingya, the US Department of State said in a news release on Friday.
"On October 21, Wells will travel to Cox's Bazar to visit refugee camps sheltering nearly one million Rohingya, most of whom fled Burma in the wake of ethnic cleansing perpetrated by the Burmese military in Rakhine State," the release said.
In addition to visiting the refugee camps in Cox's Bazar, Wells will also meet with senior Bangladeshi officials in Dhaka to discuss the strengthening of the US-Bangladesh partnership, the release said.
Moreover, Wells will also discuss with Bangladeshi officials collaboration on building a prosperous, secure and interconnected Indo-Pacific region, the release added.
Wells will leave for Bangladesh on Saturday and will end her trip on Tuesday, according to the release.
