IFP Exclusive

Iran to Send Doctors, Build Makeshift Hospital for Myanmar Muslims

An Iranian official says the country will dispatch a number of doctors and build a makeshift hospital to take care of the Myanmar Muslims’ needs.

Senior Iranian official Ebrabihm Rahimpour says a number of Iranian lawmakers have held a meeting, despite the parliament’s summer recess, to discuss the situation of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and the measures that Iran is taking to reach out to the persecuted minority.

He said Tehran has prepared aid shipmentsfor the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.

“The first [aid] consignment will be shipped to the Arkan region on Friday. Talks have been held with the governments of Myanmar and Bangladesh in that regard, and we are waiting for flight permits,” said Rahimpour, the deputy Iranian foreign minister for Asia-Pacific affairs, after an extraordinary session attended by members of the parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission and Foreign Ministry officials.

“Moreover, some individuals will be dispatched to the area to assess the situation and see how to carry out relief operations better,” he added.

“A few doctors will also go there to take care of the [Rohingya] Muslims’ needs; we have also decided to build a makeshift hospital there,” he further said.

“We will see what the best routes are to send in goods. The Foreign Ministry will also study the matter from a legal and political perspective, and follow up the issue through the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.”

“By helping a Sunni religious minority in Myanmar, Iran is showing that it regards all Muslims around the world on an equal footing, and the Myanmar government should realize that it is treading the wrong path,” Rahimpour underlined.

He said around 100 tonnes of commodities are ready to be shipped, and added they will be sent in two 50-tonne batches if the whole consignment cannot be dispatched at one go.

“These supplies will be sent to the refugees on Myanmar-Bangladesh borders.”

He said the relief aid will be sent to Muslims inside Myanmar as well.

IFP Editorial Staff

The IFP Editorial Staff is composed of dozens of skilled journalists, news-writers, and analysts whose works are edited and published by experienced editors specialized in Iran News. The editor of each IFP Service is responsible for the report published by the Iran Front Page (IFP) news website, and can be contacted through the ways mentioned in the "IFP Editorial Staff" section.

Recent Posts

Iran’s president: Aid routes to Gaza must not be blocked

The President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Massoud Pezeshkian, stated that the Zionist regime,…

4 hours ago

Zelensky admits impossibility of reclaiming Ukraine’s Donbass, Crimea

Kiev lacks the capability to "reclaim" Donbass and Crimea from Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky has…

7 hours ago

US ‘aware’ of Israel’s nuclear weapons production for decades: Declassified doc.

Newly declassified documents have disclosed that the United States was aware that Israel was capable…

8 hours ago

Moscow says arrested Uzbek national behind assassination of Russian general

Russia says the suspect behind the terrorist attack that killed Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, Chief…

8 hours ago

Iran’s ex-president Rouhani says shocked by hijab law, cites “contradictions with Qur’an, Constitution”

Former Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has expressed shock over the recent hijab law approved by…

8 hours ago

US lawmakers call on Biden to halt offensive weapons to Israel

Democratic legislators in the United States have urged the administration of President Joe Biden to…

10 hours ago