Myanmar foreign minister Than Swe responded positively to start the repatriation process of the Rohingyas.
He expressed this positive approach during a bilateral meeting with his Bangladeshi counterpart Hasan Mahmud on the side-lines of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation foreign ministers鈥� retreat in New Delhi, said the ministry of foreign affairs on Friday.
Hasan Mahmud reminded his Myanmar counterpart of their previous discussions and said that Myanmar had been saying for a long time that they were willing to take back the Rohingyas, who had been forcibly displaced from their country and had taken shelter in Bangladesh.
But no signs of its implementation had been observed yet, Hasan said during the meeting held on Thursday.
He emphasised the issue by stating that only Myanmar could set a precedent to keep its promise when the repatriation process started.
Myanmar鈥檚 foreign minister reiterated his country鈥檚 intention to begin repatriation as soon as possible in consultation with his government, Hasan added.
Bangladesh is now hosting over 1.3 million Rohingyas in Cox鈥檚 Bazar and Bhasan Char.
On the last day of the retreat, the BIMSTEC foreign ministers had a courtesy call on Indian prime minister Narendra Modi.
鈥楪lad to meet BIMSTEC foreign ministers. Discussed ways to strengthen regional cooperation, including connectivity, energy, trade, health, agriculture, science, security, and people-to-people exchanges. Conveyed full support to Thailand for a successful Summit,鈥� Modi said.
