President of Timor-Leste José Ramos-Horta has called upon political leaders in Bangladesh to work towards establishing peace.
He delivered a public lecture on the "Challenges of Peace in the Contemporary World" organised by Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) on Tuesday.

President of Timor-Leste delivered a keynote speaker while the Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain attended the lecture as the guest of honour.
President of Timor-Leste shared his incomparable insights on the Challenges of Peace in the contemporary world including Rohingya crisis and its impact on the region and urged world leaders to contribute from their position for a sustainable peace and tranquillity in the world for the sake of humanity.
He highlighted the contribution of microcredit in poverty alleviation in Bangladesh and Timor-Leste alongside the other countries.
Horta shared his experience in introducing microcredit in Timor-Leste under mentorship of Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus.
He briefed the history of independence of Timor-Leste from the colonial and occupying powers, formation of government, Economic trajectory, Foreign Policy and genesis of the country's ASEAN forthcoming membership.
Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain sought his good office to pursue Myanmar for resolving this protracted Rohingya crisis, in his concluding remarks.
To ensure justice to the Rohingya, repatriation to their homeland is the only solution, the foreign adviser added.
He said that "absence of peace anywhere in the world implies absence of peace everywhere".
Later in the afternoon, the president attended a Town Hall meeting with students and Youth Leaders.
Students from different educational institutions and around 10 Timorese students from the Asian University of Women participated the Town Hall meeting at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel.
Among others, Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan and Adviser Mahfuj Alam attended the meeting.
José Ramos-Horta departed Dhaka this evening after visiting Dhaka on an official trip since December 14, at the invitation of the CA.