Swiss President Alain Berset, now in Dhaka on a four-day official tour, will visit Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday to see Rohingya situation on the ground as Switzerland provides humanitarian aid for them.

President Berset will leave Dhaka for Cox’s Bazar at 9am by a Swiss Federal Council Jet and is expected to reach there at 9:40am, said an official, reports the UNB.

He will visit the Kutupalong camp in Cox’s Bazar from 11:30am to 1:50pm on Tuesday and listen to the stories of horrific tortures faced by Rohingya people in Myanmar.

The Swiss President will also talk to local press at Kutupalong camp, said the official.

He will leave for Dhaka at 3:15pm and meet civil society representatives in the capital.

The Swiss Embassy in Dhaka said the visit is focused on solidarity with a country that is severely affected by the crisis in neighbouring Myanmar and the establishment of closer bilateral relations.

Given the extent of humanitarian crisis (Rohingya), Switzerland earlier decided to increase its financial contribution to CHF 8 million.

Switzerland also called upon the government of Myanmar to fully respect its obligations under international law, particularly to prevent all the human rights violations and abuses, and ensure that the perpetrators of such violations are brought to justice, thus creating the conditions essential for the refugees’ return.

Berset arrived here on Sunday on a four-day official visit, the first official visit by any Swiss President to Bangladesh.