UNB, Dhaka :
Bangladesh on Friday emphasised on removing legal and administrative barriers to ensure basic rights of the Rohingyas after their return to their place of origin in Rakhine State.
The rights include freedom of movement, guaranteeing their safety and security, and positive steps towards a well-defined time-bound pathway to citizenship that would encourage the Myanmar residents to return voluntarily.
Bangladesh also stressed on the early start of physical repatriation and urged Myanmar to remove all barriers preventing commencement of repatriation.
The issues were discussed at the fourth meeting of the Joint Working Group (JWG) on the repatriation of displaced Myanmar residents from Bangladesh to Myanmar in Nay Pyi Taw.
Secretary (Asia and Pacific) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mahbub Uz Zaman and U Myint Thu, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Myanmar led the respective sides.
The JWG held substantive discussion on all issues related to safe, dignified and sustainable repatriation of the forcibly displaced Myanmar residents to their homeland, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Bangladesh is currently hosting more than 1.2 million Rohingyas who fled Myanmar over the years to save their lives. Most of the Rohingyas crossed the border after violence flared in the Rakhine State in late August 2017.
At the JWG, Bangladesh emphasised concrete steps for creating conducive environment in Rakhine State and both sides agreed to speed up the verification process.
Bangladesh on Friday emphasised on removing legal and administrative barriers to ensure basic rights of the Rohingyas after their return to their place of origin in Rakhine State.
The rights include freedom of movement, guaranteeing their safety and security, and positive steps towards a well-defined time-bound pathway to citizenship that would encourage the Myanmar residents to return voluntarily.
Bangladesh also stressed on the early start of physical repatriation and urged Myanmar to remove all barriers preventing commencement of repatriation.
The issues were discussed at the fourth meeting of the Joint Working Group (JWG) on the repatriation of displaced Myanmar residents from Bangladesh to Myanmar in Nay Pyi Taw.
Secretary (Asia and Pacific) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mahbub Uz Zaman and U Myint Thu, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Myanmar led the respective sides.
The JWG held substantive discussion on all issues related to safe, dignified and sustainable repatriation of the forcibly displaced Myanmar residents to their homeland, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Bangladesh is currently hosting more than 1.2 million Rohingyas who fled Myanmar over the years to save their lives. Most of the Rohingyas crossed the border after violence flared in the Rakhine State in late August 2017.
At the JWG, Bangladesh emphasised concrete steps for creating conducive environment in Rakhine State and both sides agreed to speed up the verification process.
