Erdogan says Turkey will send 10,000 tonnes aid to Myanmar's Rohingya


  • World
  • Wednesday, 06 Sep 2017

Rohingya children make their way through water as they try to come to the Bangladesh side from No Man’s Land after a gunshot being heard on the Myanmar side, in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey will provide 10,000 tonnes of aid to help Rohingya Muslims who have fled violence in Myanmar, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday.

"I spoke with (Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi) yesterday. They opened the doors after our call," Erdogan told a meeting of his ruling AK Party in Ankara.

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