ROHINGYA CRISIS

Dhaka welcomes UNSC statement

PM to seek solution at UNGA based on Annan commission report

Dhaka yesterday welcomed the statement made by United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday expressing concern about reports of excessive violence by Myanmar security forces against Rohingyas and telling Naypyidaw to end atrocities, de-escalate the situation, re-establish law and order, ensure the protection of civilians and resolve the refugee problem.

“We welcome the statement. We wanted them to sit and issue the statement. The statement is time-befitting with strong wordings,” Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali told a press conference organised at the state guest house Padma on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s upcoming visit to New York to attend the 72nd UN General Assembly (UNGA) from September 17 to 21.

While addressing the general assembly, Ali said that the prime minister will raise the root causes of the ongoing Rohingya problem and present Bangladesh’s proposals to resolve the crisis, which has put the country in an unprecedented crisis.

When asked to elaborate on Hasina’s proposals, he said that her proposals will be based on the recommendations of the Annan commission, headed by former UN Secretary-General Kofi

Annan. On the sidelines of the UNGA, she will also hold bilateral meetings with other world leaders, informed the foreign minister. When asked if those leaders include heads of the government of China and India, he said, “It cannot be said now. It’s evolving.”

To another question, Foreign Minister Ali said that a foreign affairs minister attached with the office of Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has expressed interest to meet him during the UNGA and he will hold a meeting with him as Bangladesh always believes in resolving problems in peaceful manner. Replying to a question regarding the use of force, he would not provide a clear answer, saying, “Are you ready for a war?”

The minister reiterated that the killing of Rohingyas in Rakhine State is genocide, but when asked if Bangladesh will demand justice for the genocide, he said, “You will know it gradually.” The issue of safe zone for Rohingyas in Rakhine State is still on the table, he said.

Ali, when asked about the current state of bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Myanmar, said, “As you can see.” About the stance of China and India about the Rohingya crisis, he said that this has already been made public.

 

 

ROHINGYA CRISIS

Dhaka welcomes UNSC statement

PM to seek solution at UNGA based on Annan commission report

Dhaka yesterday welcomed the statement made by United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday expressing concern about reports of excessive violence by Myanmar security forces against Rohingyas and telling Naypyidaw to end atrocities, de-escalate the situation, re-establish law and order, ensure the protection of civilians and resolve the refugee problem. We welcome the statement. We wanted them to sit and issue the statement. The statement is time-befitting with strong wordings, Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali told a press conference organised at the state guest house Padma on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasinas upcoming visit to New York to attend the 72nd UN General Assembly (UNGA) from September 17 to 21. While addressing the general assembly, Ali said that the prime minister will raise the root causes of the ongoing Rohingya problem and present Bangladeshs proposals to resolve the crisis, which has put the country in an unprecedented crisis. When asked to elaborate on Hasinas proposals, he said that her proposals will be based on the recommendations of the Annan commission, headed by former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. On the sidelines of the UNGA, she will also hold bilateral meetings with other world leaders, informed the foreign minister. When asked if those leaders include heads of the government of China and India, he said, It cannot be said now. Its evolving. To another question, Foreign Minister Ali said that a foreign affairs minister attached with the office of Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has expressed interest to meet him during the UNGA and he will hold a meeting with him as Bangladesh always believes in resolving problems in peaceful manner. Replying to a question regarding the use of force, he would not provide a clear answer, saying, Are you ready for a war? The minister reiterated that the killing of Rohingyas in Rakhine State is genocide, but when asked if Bangladesh will demand justice for the genocide, he said, You will know it gradually. The issue of safe zone for Rohingyas in Rakhine State is still on the table, he said. Ali, when asked about the current state of bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Myanmar, said, As you can see. About the stance of China and India about the Rohingya crisis, he said that this has already been made public.