India and China
have assured to remain in Bangladesh to cope with the pressure of millions of
Rohingya refugees from Myanmar. High
diplomats and ambassadors of those countries in the diplomatic briefing
arranged for the regional alliance ASEAN and other Asian ambassadors / High
Commissioners / Charge d'Affaires (CDA) in the state guest house Padma in Dhaka
on Monday. Asked
about the position of India and China in ongoing Rohingya crisis after
briefing, Foreign Secretary Md. Shahidul
Haque told reporters, "India and China are our brotherhood state. In
this difficult time, declaring solidarity with Bangladesh, they promised to
stay with us. The two
of the countries said, they will be with us even during these difficult times
as before. It
should be noted that earlier on Sunday, Indian High Commissioner Harsha
Vardhana Srila had spoken to Kaler Kantho on the side of Bangladesh in a
private interview on Rohingya issue.
Foreign Minister Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali yesterday urged the diplomatic briefing to stop the ongoing genocide of Rohingyas in Myanmar's Rakhine state immediately. He said, bringing the normalcy in Rakhine state is now the most urgent.
Foreign Secretary told reporters, "Foreign Minister Kofi Annan sought the implementation of the recommendations of the commission, fast, complete and unconditional. The Anan Commission has recommended identification of Myanmar citizenship by Bangladesh and Myanmar joint venture. We also like it.
'
The Foreign Secretary said all the ambassadors / high commissioners present in the briefing assured them to stay beside Bangladesh. If you want to know what the Bangladesh needs to do to cope with the pressure of a large number of Rohingya, he said, so much discussion was not discussed in yesterday's briefing. Ambassadors will be taken to Cox's Bazar on Wednesday to show the situation in Rohingya There may be discussions there.
Asked about the proposal to build a safe zone for Rohingya in Myanmar's Rakhine state, the Foreign Secretary told reporters, "Bangladesh has made a proposal in this regard. Discussions are going on at the international level now. '
Asked about Bangladesh's response to the safe zone, Myanmar's reply said, "There is no response from Myanmar yet."
In the briefing yesterday, diplomats from India, China, Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, South Korea, Afghanistan, Brunei Darussalam, Vietnam, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Pakistan participated. Earlier on Sunday, two rounds of briefing were held. Australia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, Norway, the Netherlands, the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union (EU) Ambassador / High Commissioner and the United Nations Resident Coordinator, the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) ), World Food Program, Emergency Child Fund (UNICEF), International Migration Agency (IOM), International Jatika Committee of the Red Cross and Red Crescent representatives were present.
The second round was attended by Ambassador / High Commissioner / Charge d'Affaires of Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. Although ASEAN member, no representative of Myanmar was seen in the briefing yesterday. In this context, the foreign secretary said, no representative of Myanmar was called in briefing.
It is learned that a joint delegation of the United Nations Refugee Organization (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), to discuss the situation in Rohingya situation and to help Bangladesh in tackling the situation, is coming to Dhaka on Tuesday.
Foreign Minister Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali yesterday urged the diplomatic briefing to stop the ongoing genocide of Rohingyas in Myanmar's Rakhine state immediately. He said, bringing the normalcy in Rakhine state is now the most urgent.
Foreign Secretary told reporters, "Foreign Minister Kofi Annan sought the implementation of the recommendations of the commission, fast, complete and unconditional. The Anan Commission has recommended identification of Myanmar citizenship by Bangladesh and Myanmar joint venture. We also like it.
'
The Foreign Secretary said all the ambassadors / high commissioners present in the briefing assured them to stay beside Bangladesh. If you want to know what the Bangladesh needs to do to cope with the pressure of a large number of Rohingya, he said, so much discussion was not discussed in yesterday's briefing. Ambassadors will be taken to Cox's Bazar on Wednesday to show the situation in Rohingya There may be discussions there.
Asked about the proposal to build a safe zone for Rohingya in Myanmar's Rakhine state, the Foreign Secretary told reporters, "Bangladesh has made a proposal in this regard. Discussions are going on at the international level now. '
Asked about Bangladesh's response to the safe zone, Myanmar's reply said, "There is no response from Myanmar yet."
In the briefing yesterday, diplomats from India, China, Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, South Korea, Afghanistan, Brunei Darussalam, Vietnam, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Pakistan participated. Earlier on Sunday, two rounds of briefing were held. Australia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, Norway, the Netherlands, the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union (EU) Ambassador / High Commissioner and the United Nations Resident Coordinator, the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) ), World Food Program, Emergency Child Fund (UNICEF), International Migration Agency (IOM), International Jatika Committee of the Red Cross and Red Crescent representatives were present.
The second round was attended by Ambassador / High Commissioner / Charge d'Affaires of Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. Although ASEAN member, no representative of Myanmar was seen in the briefing yesterday. In this context, the foreign secretary said, no representative of Myanmar was called in briefing.
It is learned that a joint delegation of the United Nations Refugee Organization (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), to discuss the situation in Rohingya situation and to help Bangladesh in tackling the situation, is coming to Dhaka on Tuesday.
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