Dhaka seeks Berlin's support on Rohingya issue

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Bangla Tribune Desk
Published : 11:21, Oct 19, 2019 | Updated : 15:01, Oct 19, 2019

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has urged his German counterpart Heiko Maas to exert pressure on Myanmar to create a conducive environment for the return of the forcibly displaced Rohingyas.Bangladesh has urged Germany to put pressure on Myanmar so that they can start taking their nationals back, noting that not a single Rohingya has been repatriated over the last two years.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen made the call during his meeting with German Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Heiko Maas in Berlin on Friday (Oct 18), a senior official told UNB.

Dr Momen conveyed his German counterpart that Myanmar agreed to take their nationals back from Bangladesh but till today they have not taken a single Rohingya back.

He asked German Foreign Minister Maas to put pressure on Myanmar so that they take their nationals back.

Bangladesh Ambassador to Germany Imtiaz Ahmed was also present at the meeting.

Bangladesh is hosting over 1.1 million Rohingyas and most of them entered Cox's Bazar since Aug 25, 2017, amid a military crackdown against Rohingyas in Rakhine State.

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