Naypyitaw, Nov 23: Myanmar and Bangladesh have struck a deal on the repatriation of Rohingyas with
hopes that the displaced will start returning to their homeland within the next
two months.
The two neighbours hammered out the deal following two days of talks. It was inked after a meeting between State Counsellor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi and her Bangladesh counterpart Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali Thursday morning. Ali and Myanmar's Minister for State Counsellor's office Kyauw Tint Swe signed the instrument--Arrangement on Return of Displaced Persons from Rakhine State. Earlier in the day, Suu Kyi said issues facing her country and Bangladesh could only be resolved bilaterally, rubbishing a statement by the UN Security Council on the Rohingya refugee crisis. The Security Council on Monday had expressed “grave" concern over reports of human rights violations and abuses in Rakhine state, and urged Myanmar to ensure "no further excessive use of military force.” Mizzima news quoted a statement by State Counsellor Suu Kyi's office which said the Security Council statement could "potentially and seriously harm the bilateral negotiations between the two countries which have been proceeding smoothly and expeditiously.” Earlier addressing the Asia-Europe Foreign Minister's meet, Suu Kyi had expressed hopes that a Memorandum of Understanding was likely to be signed at the end of the ministerial level talks. Over 6,00,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled the Rakhine state of Buddhist-majority Myanamr since August. Human rights groups have accused the country's military of atrocities, including mass rape, during a military operation.
Myanmar authorities have said the military operations in Rakhine are simply aimed at restoring stability and eliminating the threat of "terrorism," after about two dozen government security posts there were attacked on Aug. 25 by Muslim militants calling themselves the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army.
“We can't say whether it has happened or not. As a responsibility of the government, we have to make sure that it won't happen,” Suu Kyi said in response to a question on Tuesday. UNI
The two neighbours hammered out the deal following two days of talks. It was inked after a meeting between State Counsellor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi and her Bangladesh counterpart Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali Thursday morning. Ali and Myanmar's Minister for State Counsellor's office Kyauw Tint Swe signed the instrument--Arrangement on Return of Displaced Persons from Rakhine State. Earlier in the day, Suu Kyi said issues facing her country and Bangladesh could only be resolved bilaterally, rubbishing a statement by the UN Security Council on the Rohingya refugee crisis. The Security Council on Monday had expressed “grave" concern over reports of human rights violations and abuses in Rakhine state, and urged Myanmar to ensure "no further excessive use of military force.” Mizzima news quoted a statement by State Counsellor Suu Kyi's office which said the Security Council statement could "potentially and seriously harm the bilateral negotiations between the two countries which have been proceeding smoothly and expeditiously.” Earlier addressing the Asia-Europe Foreign Minister's meet, Suu Kyi had expressed hopes that a Memorandum of Understanding was likely to be signed at the end of the ministerial level talks. Over 6,00,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled the Rakhine state of Buddhist-majority Myanamr since August. Human rights groups have accused the country's military of atrocities, including mass rape, during a military operation.
Myanmar authorities have said the military operations in Rakhine are simply aimed at restoring stability and eliminating the threat of "terrorism," after about two dozen government security posts there were attacked on Aug. 25 by Muslim militants calling themselves the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army.
“We can't say whether it has happened or not. As a responsibility of the government, we have to make sure that it won't happen,” Suu Kyi said in response to a question on Tuesday. UNI
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