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Chinese Ambassador in Dhaka Li Jiming on Sunday said China, with its traditional friendship with Bangladesh and Myanmar, will do whatever they can to help alleviate the Rohingya situation and push forward early repatriation.
“The most important (thing is) China acts. China has been keen to conduct various activities to push forward repatriation,” he said.
The Ambassador was addressing a seminar titled “Finding way to Peaceful Repatriation of Rohingyas” at the Jatiya Press Club.
The Ambassador said during the third informal meeting between the three countries in New York this September, three important were taken on the Rohingya issue.
First, he said, it is the political will and consensus of the three sides that repatriation must be started as early as possible.
Second, the envoy said, a Joint Working Mechanism will be established to delve into the technical issues of repatriation under the political guidance of three Foreign Ministers.
And dhird, he said, promoting development is the fundamental solution, and border cooperation between China, Bangladesh and Myanmar should be strengthened to create an environment conducive to stability and development in the area.
The Ambassador said State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi also announced that China would deploy a medical team and encourage charity organizations to Cox’s Bazar to help the people in need.
To implement the consensuses, Myanmar Ambassador to Bangladesh,
Director General (DG-Myanmar Wing) of Bangladesh Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Chinese Ambassador himself have been staying in touch with each other in the past two months. Through frank and detailed conversation, he said, have found a lot of common ground including a) 3450 Rohingyas who have been verified by Bangladesh and Myanmar, the Hindu Rohingyas and those living along the “zero-line” are prioritized groups for early repatriation; b) Myanmar has agreed to engage more with the displaced people to build trust by talking face-to-face with them and to change the wording on NVC to erase misunderstanding and c) Bangladesh has agreed to allocate more resources and manpower to Cox’s Bazar and to adopt a more pragmatic approach to repatriation.
Chinese Ambassador in Dhaka Li Jiming on Sunday said China, with its traditional friendship with Bangladesh and Myanmar, will do whatever they can to help alleviate the Rohingya situation and push forward early repatriation.
“The most important (thing is) China acts. China has been keen to conduct various activities to push forward repatriation,” he said.
The Ambassador was addressing a seminar titled “Finding way to Peaceful Repatriation of Rohingyas” at the Jatiya Press Club.
The Ambassador said during the third informal meeting between the three countries in New York this September, three important were taken on the Rohingya issue.
First, he said, it is the political will and consensus of the three sides that repatriation must be started as early as possible.
Second, the envoy said, a Joint Working Mechanism will be established to delve into the technical issues of repatriation under the political guidance of three Foreign Ministers.
And dhird, he said, promoting development is the fundamental solution, and border cooperation between China, Bangladesh and Myanmar should be strengthened to create an environment conducive to stability and development in the area.
The Ambassador said State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi also announced that China would deploy a medical team and encourage charity organizations to Cox’s Bazar to help the people in need.
To implement the consensuses, Myanmar Ambassador to Bangladesh,
Director General (DG-Myanmar Wing) of Bangladesh Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Chinese Ambassador himself have been staying in touch with each other in the past two months. Through frank and detailed conversation, he said, have found a lot of common ground including a) 3450 Rohingyas who have been verified by Bangladesh and Myanmar, the Hindu Rohingyas and those living along the “zero-line” are prioritized groups for early repatriation; b) Myanmar has agreed to engage more with the displaced people to build trust by talking face-to-face with them and to change the wording on NVC to erase misunderstanding and c) Bangladesh has agreed to allocate more resources and manpower to Cox’s Bazar and to adopt a more pragmatic approach to repatriation.
