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Indonesia, Bangladesh discuss Rohingya issue
Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi concluded her trip to Dhaka on Tuesday with a meeting with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to discuss the Rohingya issue in Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine state on the sidelines of their talks on bilateral affairs between the two countries.es.
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In crisis -- Mohsena Begum, a Rohingya who escaped to Bangladesh from Myanmar, sits with her child at the entrance of a room of an unregistered refugee camp in Teknaf, 296 kilometers south of Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Dec. 2. (AP/A.M. Ahad)
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oreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi concluded her trip to Dhaka on Tuesday with a meeting with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to discuss the Rohingya issue in Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine state on the sidelines of their talks on bilateral affairs between the two countries.
Retno highlighted the role Bangladesh could play in solving the humanitarian crisis in Rakhine, especially the issue of refugees who have moved to Myanmar and Bangladesh border areas.
“The foreign minister emphasized the importance of maintaining good relations between Bangladesh and Myanmar,” the Foreign Ministry office said in a statement on Wednesday.
The humanitarian crisis in Rakhine has drawn international ire due to a large-scale military operation launched against Rohingya Muslim minority group in the area following deadly attacks on border police in October.
The military operation, which Amnesty International has condemned as a “callous and systematic campaign of violence”, has ended with the lost of many lives, including women and children.
More than 27,000 people have reportedly fled the area for Bangladesh since November to escape the military campaign.
During her meeting with Hasina, Retno also informed her about the result of the two-day ASEAN foreign ministers meeting that ended on Monday, which discussed available solutions to stabilize the troubled region. (ebf)
