UNB, Dhaka :
Singapore Foreign Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan on Thursday said his country would raise the Rohingya issue at the 35th ASEAN Summit that will begin in Bangkok on October 31.
The Singaporean minister’s remarks came as Bangladesh seeks sustainable return of Rohingyas to their homes in Myanmar’s Rakhine State.
The issue came up for discussion when a delegation from Parliamentary
Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs headed by its chairman M Faruk Khan called on the Foreign Minister of Singapore at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore.
They discussed various issues related to Rohingya repatriation and ways for their early return to Myanmar who are temporarily sheltered in Bangladesh.
Faruk Khan was accompanied by other two parliament members Nurul Islam Nahid and Kazi Nabil Ahmed. Bangladesh High Commissioner in Singapore M Mustafizur Rahman was also present.
Singapore Foreign Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan on Thursday said his country would raise the Rohingya issue at the 35th ASEAN Summit that will begin in Bangkok on October 31.
The Singaporean minister’s remarks came as Bangladesh seeks sustainable return of Rohingyas to their homes in Myanmar’s Rakhine State.
The issue came up for discussion when a delegation from Parliamentary
Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs headed by its chairman M Faruk Khan called on the Foreign Minister of Singapore at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore.
They discussed various issues related to Rohingya repatriation and ways for their early return to Myanmar who are temporarily sheltered in Bangladesh.
Faruk Khan was accompanied by other two parliament members Nurul Islam Nahid and Kazi Nabil Ahmed. Bangladesh High Commissioner in Singapore M Mustafizur Rahman was also present.
