DHAKA: Bangladesh on Sunday sought cooperation from China to repatriate Rohingya refugees to Myanmar throughout a go to by international minister Wang Yi, who promised higher commerce ties, funding and assist for infrastructure growth within the South Asian nations.
China had used its affect in Myanmar to dealer a November 2017 settlement to repatriate about 700,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees who fled persecution in Myanmar in August that yr. Regardless of makes an attempt to ship them again, the refugees refused, fearing hazard in Myanmar, which was exacerbated by the navy takeover final yr.
Yi arrived in Dhaka on Saturday night and met with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and international minister A Ok Abdul Momen. They mentioned bilateral and international points earlier than his departure on Sunday morning, stated Shahriar Alam, Bangladesh’s junior minister for international affairs. AP
China had used its affect in Myanmar to dealer a November 2017 settlement to repatriate about 700,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees who fled persecution in Myanmar in August that yr. Regardless of makes an attempt to ship them again, the refugees refused, fearing hazard in Myanmar, which was exacerbated by the navy takeover final yr.
Yi arrived in Dhaka on Saturday night and met with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and international minister A Ok Abdul Momen. They mentioned bilateral and international points earlier than his departure on Sunday morning, stated Shahriar Alam, Bangladesh’s junior minister for international affairs. AP
