Rohingya issues on agenda: Japanese FM arrive today

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UNB, Dhaka :
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono arrives here on Tuesday on a brief visit to further promote the
Bangladesh-Japan comprehensive partnership and discuss other issues of mutual interest including Rohingya crisis. Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali and his Japanese counterpart Kono will have a bilateral meeting at State Guesthouse Meghna on Tuesday evening, a senior official at the Foreign Ministry said.
A joint briefing will take place after the meeting, said the official.
The Japanese Foreign Minister visited Myanmar on Monday before visiting Bangladesh as the Japanese Foreign Ministry in a one-sentence message mentioned about Kono’s attendance at ASEAN-related Foreign Ministers’ meetings and visits to Russia, Myanmar and Bangladesh from July 30-August 8.
Japanese Foreign Minister Kono and State Counsellor of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi discussed on Monday how to resolve ongoing Rohingya crisis, international media reported.
Japan, according to Japanese Foreign Ministry, will continue to fully support Bangladesh’s development on all fronts so that the country can attain “newly industrialized economy” status by 2021, through the 39th Yen Loan Package (total 200.4 billion yen).
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