Dhaka, Feb 6: Switzerland will give an additional aid of 12 million francs ( $12 point 9
million) for the Rohingyas, who fled to Bangladesh facing persecution in
Western Rakhine state. Swiss President Alain Berset, who is now in Dhaka on an
official visit, made the announcement on Monday after official talks with
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
In a joint statement, he pledged his country’s full support
to Bangladesh on the issue.
The aid comes on top 8 million francs ($8.6 million) the country gave last year for the hundreds of thousands of refugees in southeastern Bangladesh district of Cox’s Bazar.
There are now more than 900,000 Rohingyas in the country after nearly 700,000 fled violence in Myanmar that flared up in late August.
During the joint press briefing after the official talks on Monday, Bangladesh Prime Minister Hasina said that the root of the crisis lies in Myanmar and the solution has to be found there.
Describing the talks with meeting with Berset on Rohingyas as “productive,” she said that Bangladesh emphasises on immediate implementation of recommendations made by the Kofi Annan panel.
That would be critically important for sustainable return of the Rohingya people, in safety and dignity, to their homes in Myanmar.
Appreciating Swiss efforts in global arena over the Rohingya crisis, she said,” I am confident Switzerland, along with the International community, would continue to keep pressure on Myanmar for early peaceful resolution of the crisis. UNI
The aid comes on top 8 million francs ($8.6 million) the country gave last year for the hundreds of thousands of refugees in southeastern Bangladesh district of Cox’s Bazar.
There are now more than 900,000 Rohingyas in the country after nearly 700,000 fled violence in Myanmar that flared up in late August.
During the joint press briefing after the official talks on Monday, Bangladesh Prime Minister Hasina said that the root of the crisis lies in Myanmar and the solution has to be found there.
Describing the talks with meeting with Berset on Rohingyas as “productive,” she said that Bangladesh emphasises on immediate implementation of recommendations made by the Kofi Annan panel.
That would be critically important for sustainable return of the Rohingya people, in safety and dignity, to their homes in Myanmar.
Appreciating Swiss efforts in global arena over the Rohingya crisis, she said,” I am confident Switzerland, along with the International community, would continue to keep pressure on Myanmar for early peaceful resolution of the crisis. UNI
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