MP takes trip to Turkey, visits refugee camps

Mississauga-Erindale MP Bob Dechert recently travelled to Turkey to meet with religious leaders and visit two Syrian refugee camps.

Dechert, who also serves as parliamentary secretary to the minister of foreign affairs, joined Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Jason Kenney in meetings with Turkey’s chief rabbi, Rav Isak Haleva. He leads the 25,000 members of the Jewish community across the country.

“It was an honour to be able to meet with such important and influential spiritual leaders in the region,” said Dechert in a release. “Our meetings in Turkey allowed us to demonstrate our government’s foreign policy emphasis on the protection and promotion of freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law around the world.”

Dechert also visited two Syrian refugee camps on his trip.

“As the violence in Syria continues, the government of Turkey is doing a commendable job to help those who have been forced to flee their homes,” said Dechert. “I’m glad that I was able to see firsthand the work that is being done in Turkey and I’m also proud that our government has helped assist, through contributions to the Turkish Red Crescent, these meaningful and necessary projects.”

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