A visiting US delegation called on the Chief Adviser on Thursday (17 April, 2025) and expressed support for the reform agenda of the Interim Government. They also discussed regional issues of peace, security, and development.
The delegation includes Deputy Assistant Secretaries of State Nicole A. Chulick and Andrew Herrup.
Bangladesh’s National Security Adviser Dr. Khalilur Rahman, the head of US mission in Dhaka Tracey Ann Jacobson were present at the meeting.
The US officials expressed deep appreciation for the generosity of Bangladesh by hosting 1.2 million Rohingyas and thanked the leadership of Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus for making progress on this issue.
The Chief Adviser termed the recent identification by Myanmar government of 180,000 Rohingyas as fit for return to Rakhine as an important progress.
“We appreciate your vision of looking at the Rohingya issue not in isolation but in the context of Myanmar as a whole,” said Chulick.
The US officials also appreciated the Chief Adviser’s approach to enhance regional cooperation, connectivity, and people-to-people contacts.
The Chief Adviser underlined the excellent bilateral relations between the two countries and reaffirmed the commitment of the interim government to work closely with the Trump administration on the entire range of bilateral relations. He thanked the US President Donald J. Trump for resuming aid for the Rohingyas and ninety-day pause in the application of reciprocal tariffs. “We are continuing our work to support his trade agenda,” he said.
