UNB, Dhaka :
Bangladesh has reiterated that it does not allow any militant group or non-state actor to use its territory for any kind of activities inimical to the neighbours and has been cooperating with Myanmar in the security sector.
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali said this on Tuesday referring to the government’s policy of ‘zero tolerance’ towards violent extremism and terrorism during his meeting with his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi.
The Foreign Minister also disclosed that Bangladesh offered humanitarian help to the Myanmar government by providing financial help to erect cyclone shelters in the Rakhine State and ambulances for hospitals.
The Indonesian Foreign Minister informed that during her meeting with State Counsellor of Myanmar, she conveyed Indonesia’s concern over the recent outbreak of violence, offered them a set of recommendations which they dub as “4+1” Formula.
She mentioned that the restoration of stability and public order, maximum self-restraint and non-use of force, protection for all, without exception or segregation based on ethnicity or religion and open access to humanitarian aid are the main four recommendations whereas that last ‘1’ refers to the implementation of recommendations made in the final report of the Kofi Annan Commission.
Indonesian Foreign Minister informed that as the largest Muslim country in the world, it has domestic compulsion to respond to the crisis so that it can be resolved peacefully.
For this reason, she explained Indonesia’s position to work concertedly with Bangladesh and Myanmar.
Mahmood Ali emphasised that Bangladesh should not be the victim of repeated instability and violence in Myanmar.
He also stressed the problem in the Rakhine State can only be resolved through the full implementation of the recommendations of the Kofi Annan Commission. The Indonesian Foreign Minister also met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the evening and left Bangladesh on Tuesday night.
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam was also present at the meeting held at state guesthouse Padma.
In Myanmar, the Indonesian Foreign Minister met the Myanmar State Counsellor Suu Kyi, Minister at the State Counsellor’s Office, National Security Adviser, State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar Armed Forces.
The two Foreign Ministers discussed ways and means to further strengthen bilateral cooperation.
They exchanged views on pertinent regional issues, particularly the evolving humanitarian crisis in the Rakhine State and implication of unprecedented level of influx of Muslim population from the Rakhine State seeking shelter into Bangladesh.
Foreign Minister Mahmood Ali expressed deep concern that 123,000 desperate Myanmar nationals have entered Bangladesh since August 25 and tens of thousands more are on their way to save their lives.
He regretted that current influx has added to the burden of hosting around four hundred thousand of Myanmar nationals for decades.
Bangladesh has reiterated that it does not allow any militant group or non-state actor to use its territory for any kind of activities inimical to the neighbours and has been cooperating with Myanmar in the security sector.
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali said this on Tuesday referring to the government’s policy of ‘zero tolerance’ towards violent extremism and terrorism during his meeting with his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi.
The Foreign Minister also disclosed that Bangladesh offered humanitarian help to the Myanmar government by providing financial help to erect cyclone shelters in the Rakhine State and ambulances for hospitals.
The Indonesian Foreign Minister informed that during her meeting with State Counsellor of Myanmar, she conveyed Indonesia’s concern over the recent outbreak of violence, offered them a set of recommendations which they dub as “4+1” Formula.
She mentioned that the restoration of stability and public order, maximum self-restraint and non-use of force, protection for all, without exception or segregation based on ethnicity or religion and open access to humanitarian aid are the main four recommendations whereas that last ‘1’ refers to the implementation of recommendations made in the final report of the Kofi Annan Commission.
Indonesian Foreign Minister informed that as the largest Muslim country in the world, it has domestic compulsion to respond to the crisis so that it can be resolved peacefully.
For this reason, she explained Indonesia’s position to work concertedly with Bangladesh and Myanmar.
Mahmood Ali emphasised that Bangladesh should not be the victim of repeated instability and violence in Myanmar.
He also stressed the problem in the Rakhine State can only be resolved through the full implementation of the recommendations of the Kofi Annan Commission. The Indonesian Foreign Minister also met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the evening and left Bangladesh on Tuesday night.
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam was also present at the meeting held at state guesthouse Padma.
In Myanmar, the Indonesian Foreign Minister met the Myanmar State Counsellor Suu Kyi, Minister at the State Counsellor’s Office, National Security Adviser, State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar Armed Forces.
The two Foreign Ministers discussed ways and means to further strengthen bilateral cooperation.
They exchanged views on pertinent regional issues, particularly the evolving humanitarian crisis in the Rakhine State and implication of unprecedented level of influx of Muslim population from the Rakhine State seeking shelter into Bangladesh.
Foreign Minister Mahmood Ali expressed deep concern that 123,000 desperate Myanmar nationals have entered Bangladesh since August 25 and tens of thousands more are on their way to save their lives.
He regretted that current influx has added to the burden of hosting around four hundred thousand of Myanmar nationals for decades.
