Staff Reporter :
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen urged Russian government to exert more pressure on Myanmar for starting Rohingya repatriation from Bangladesh to their land of origin in Rakhine.
“We know the Russian Federation has a lot of influence on Myanmar,” said Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Monday, seeking Moscow’s support for Rohingya repatriation.
The Foreign Minister was addressing the 5th Asian Conference of Soviet/Russian Graduates at a city hotel. Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander I Ignatov, among others, spoke at the programme.
Bangladesh is hosting over 1.1 million forcefully displaced Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar district and most of them arrived there since August 25, 2017 after a military crackdown by Myanmar, which the UN called a “textbook example of ethnic cleansing” and “genocide” by other rights groups.
In last two years, not a single Rohingya was repatriated as Myanmar failed to build trust among their forcibly displaced nationals that there is a conducive environment in Rakhine State to go back.
Mentioning that Bangladesh had a long history of friendship with the former Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, Momen said: “All of us aware of the support and contribution of Soviet Union during our War of Liberation and thereafter.”
Terming Bangladesh a vibrant economy, the Foreign Minister urged the friends of Bangladesh and Russia to pursue more investment from Russia into Bangladesh.
“Investment in Bangladesh is a win-win situation,” he said adding that foreign direct investment in Bangladesh continues to grow in the country.
Dr Momen said he believes that the Soviet Alumni Association of Bangladesh and its members have a massive role to play.
“As a long standing friend and trusted partner, we need the Russian Federation to ensure energy security and economic development in Bangladesh,” he said.
“Our two countries have been closely working to establish mutually beneficial comprehensive economic partnership in various sectors. Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) now stands as a signature initiative in that respect,” said the Foreign Minister.
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen urged Russian government to exert more pressure on Myanmar for starting Rohingya repatriation from Bangladesh to their land of origin in Rakhine.
“We know the Russian Federation has a lot of influence on Myanmar,” said Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Monday, seeking Moscow’s support for Rohingya repatriation.
The Foreign Minister was addressing the 5th Asian Conference of Soviet/Russian Graduates at a city hotel. Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander I Ignatov, among others, spoke at the programme.
Bangladesh is hosting over 1.1 million forcefully displaced Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar district and most of them arrived there since August 25, 2017 after a military crackdown by Myanmar, which the UN called a “textbook example of ethnic cleansing” and “genocide” by other rights groups.
In last two years, not a single Rohingya was repatriated as Myanmar failed to build trust among their forcibly displaced nationals that there is a conducive environment in Rakhine State to go back.
Mentioning that Bangladesh had a long history of friendship with the former Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, Momen said: “All of us aware of the support and contribution of Soviet Union during our War of Liberation and thereafter.”
Terming Bangladesh a vibrant economy, the Foreign Minister urged the friends of Bangladesh and Russia to pursue more investment from Russia into Bangladesh.
“Investment in Bangladesh is a win-win situation,” he said adding that foreign direct investment in Bangladesh continues to grow in the country.
Dr Momen said he believes that the Soviet Alumni Association of Bangladesh and its members have a massive role to play.
“As a long standing friend and trusted partner, we need the Russian Federation to ensure energy security and economic development in Bangladesh,” he said.
“Our two countries have been closely working to establish mutually beneficial comprehensive economic partnership in various sectors. Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) now stands as a signature initiative in that respect,” said the Foreign Minister.
