ANKARA (AA) - August 1, 2012 - Head of the Turkish Red Crescent Society is set to depart for Bangladesh on Wednesday to coordinate efforts to extend aid to Rohingya Muslims who fled violence in Myanmar's Arakan region.
Chairman Ahmet Lutfi Akar and an accompanying delegation are set to visit capital Dhaka to sign a cooperation protocol with the Bangladesh Red Crescent, and later they will proceed to Cox's Bazar where thousands of Arakan Muslims had taken refuge escaping from the attacks.
The Turkish Red Crescent delegation will also oversee aid efforts in the southwestern port city of Chittagong.
