Rohingya issue to get priority in PM’s China tour

Secretariat Correspondent: Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said Rohingya issue will get priority during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to China next month.

He came up with the statement while talking to journalists at the Foreign Ministry on Monday.

“The Rohingya issue will come up as a major topic during Honorable Prime Minister’s China visit and we hope, after that, Myanmar will get more pressure to take back their people,” the minister said.

The foreign minister said they are working on fixing the date of Prime Minister’s visit to China. “We are hopeful to make the visit in the first week of July,” he added.

Momen said China is sincere to help Bangladesh in tackling the crisis. “China always advised us to resolve the problem through bilateral discussion with Myanmar,” he said.

He said Myanmar never said that they would not take back their citizens, rather they repeatedly promised that Rohingyas would be repatriated.

“We are urging our friendly countries, especially those having influence on Myanmar like China to create pressure on them (Myanmar) for creating conducive environment inside Rakhine for their safe repatriation,” he added.


risingbd/Dhaka/June 10, 2019/Hasan/AI