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Sunday, June 16, 2013 | 14:48Sunday, June 16, 2013
Rohingya Refugees
Myanmar assures again
Diplomatic Correspondent
The Myanmar government has held out assurances of starting the repatriation process of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh as soon as the situation becomes stable in its Rakhine state.
The assurance came at the 7th round of Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) held at Nay Pyi Taw, the capital of Myanmar, on June 14-15.
The FOC reviewed the entire range of bilateral issues including political, economic and security cooperation between the two countries.
Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque, who led the 11-member Bangladesh delegation, stressed the importance of resolving the longstanding repatriation issue of Myanmar refugees.
He called for early resumption of the repatriation of the already cleared Myanmar refugees, a process that was deferred due to an outbreak of communal violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state.
Dhaka also proposed forming a Joint Committee to exclusively deal with issues of repatriation and undocumented Myanmar nationals in Bangladesh.
The Myanmar side took note of the proposal for its active consideration, said a Foreign Ministry press release.
About Bangladesh's willingness to import natural gas, Myanmar Deputy Foreign Minister U Thant Kyaw apprised the meeting of the ongoing process of floating bids for offshore and onshore gas blocks.
Kyaw, who led the 20-member Myanmar delegation, also assured Bangladesh of giving priority to Dhaka's needs after meeting its domestic demand.
Both countries agreed to jointly and comprehensively address the entire range of trans-boundary crimes along the borders.
At the meeting, the delegations discussed Bangladesh's proposal for a 'security dialogue' within the FOC framework.
Both governments also promised to uphold their 'zero tolerance policy' against unauthorised use of their territories by any person or group for committing subversive activities.
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Source: http://www.articles.myanmaronlinecentre.com/repatriation-after-stability/
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