Bangladesh
Rohingya Rohingya: Easy attitude of international community making Myanmar more courageous
Dhaka, December 4: Addressing the international community, Foreign Secretary Masud bin Momen said that not only Bangladesh, but also Myanmar should be looked at to solve the Rohingya problem.
Bangladesh is ready for repatriation, but Myanmar's reluctance is not solving the problem. The international community's easy attitude is making Myanmar even more courageous. He was speaking at the second international conference on Thursday (December 3rd) titled "A Comparative Picture of the Rohingya Problem".
The Foreign Secretary said that if the repatriation is prolonged, Bangladesh and other countries in the region will also be destabilized. Humanitarian assistance can provide temporary relief, but this is not helpful in solving the problem.
He further said that the humanitarian assistance being provided to Bangladesh by the international community should be similar to that provided for the protection of Rohingyas in Myanmar and to restore confidence in the repatriation of Rohingyas in Bangladesh.
The foreign secretary said countries that have the potential to influence Myanmar either do not want to use it or are pursuing a policy of favoring Myanmar. It must be closed. He called the matter unfortunate.
Momen said that the attitude of the international community towards this issue is making Myanmar more courageous. The United Nations and the international community seem to be more interested in providing humanitarian assistance than repatriation and a lasting solution.
He hoped that the new repatriation process would begin soon after the elections in Myanmar.
