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Last updated: 22nd October 2023
Press Release

Safe, voluntary and sustainable repatriation of Rohingyas is the only solution: Foreign Minister Dr. Momen

 

Dhaka,18 October 2023:
 
 
Foreign Minister Dr. A. K. Abdul Momen, MP said safe, voluntary and sustainable repatriation is the only solution of the Rohingya crisis. Foreign Minister said this while delivering the keynote speech at the "High Level meeting on Rohingya Refugees" arranged by UNHCR in Bangkok, Thailand yesterday (17 October 2023).
 
 
Dr. Momen urged for the international community's meaningful engagement in Rakhine State to improve the situation there and to boost humanitarian support for the Rohingyas staying in Bangladesh. He said, the ongoing learning in Myanmar Curriculum and portable skill development activities for Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char should complement the repatriation initiatives.
 
 
During the meeting the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi called on Foreign Minister Dr. A K Abdul Momen, MP. The Foreign Minister thanked UNHCR for its continued humanitarian support for the Rohingyas and sought cooperation to realize the right and expectation of the Rohingyas to return to Myanmar. Mr. Grandi mentioned voluntary repatriation as the solution of the Rohingya crisis and assured to continue efforts to achieve that objective.
2023-10-18
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