Myanmar assured that repatriation of Rohingya to commence soon

Myanmar Ambassador to Bangladesh U Kyaw Soe Moe assured that repatriation of the Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals in Myanmar will be commenced as soon as peace and order in Rakhine state are restored.

The envoy said this during a courtesy call on Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin at Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday (October 6).

Ambassador Moe congratulated the Foreign Secretary for assuming the new position and wished that during his tenure the existing bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Myanmar will be further strengthened, said media release.

During the meeting, the foreign secretary urged to Myanmar to take all measures to contain armed conflict near the bordering areas of Bangladesh and infiltration of civilian and armed personnel from Rakhine into Bangladesh.