Myanmar wants to resolve crisis bilaterally

Union Minister for the Office of the State Counsellor of Myanmar U Kyaw Tint Swe during his meeting with  foreign minister Abdul Hassan Mahmood Ali on Monday expressed his firm conviction that issues arising between two neighbours can be resolved bilaterally, in an amicable manner, taking into consideration the national interests of both countries, says a press release issued by Myanmar government yesterday.

In the meeting Tint Swe reiterated the commitment made by Myanmar’s State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on 19 September 2017, that Myanmar is ready to begin the verification and repatriation of refugees.

It was recalled that in accordance with the agreed criteria set out in the Joint Statement between Foreign Ministers of Myanmar and Bangladesh on 28 April 1992, a total of 236,495 people of 46,993 households had been

repatriated from Bangladesh to Myanmar from September 1992 until July 2005, the press release said.

“The Union Minister also referred to the agreement made at the Senior Officials Meeting between Myanmar and Bangladesh held in Yangon on 14 January 2000, in which both sides agreed that, in the case of the repatriation of split families and their left behind family members, this process could be carried out on the presentation of legal documents certified by the Government of Bangladesh”

“The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh reiterated the desire of Bangladesh to maintain the traditional friendship between the two neighbouring countries and expressed its position that ARSA is regarded as a common enemy of both Myanmar and Bangladesh and stressed its policy of Zero Tolerance against terrorism”.

At the conclusion of the meeting, the Union Minister invited. Abdul Hassan Mahmood Ali to visit Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, with a view to taking forward arrangements with regard to the security of the border, and the verification of those refugees who wish to return to Myanmar according to the criteria agreed to in the Joint Statement of April 1992. The invitation to visit Myanmar was accepted by the Bangladesh Foreign Minister.

Myanmar wants to resolve crisis bilaterally

Union Minister for the Office of the State Counsellor of Myanmar U Kyaw Tint Swe during his meeting with foreign minister Abdul Hassan Mahmood Ali on Monday expressed his firm conviction that issues arising between two neighbours can be resolved bilaterally, in an amicable manner, taking into consideration the national interests of both countries, says a press release issued by Myanmar government yesterday. In the meeting Tint Swe reiterated the commitment made by Myanmars State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on 19 September 2017, that Myanmar is ready to begin the verification and repatriation of refugees. It was recalled that in accordance with the agreed criteria set out in the Joint Statement between Foreign Ministers of Myanmar and Bangladesh on 28 April 1992, a total of 236,495 people of 46,993 households had been repatriated from Bangladesh to Myanmar from September 1992 until July 2005, the press release said. The Union Minister also referred to the agreement made at the Senior Officials Meeting between Myanmar and Bangladesh held in Yangon on 14 January 2000, in which both sides agreed that, in the case of the repatriation of split families and their left behind family members, this process could be carried out on the presentation of legal documents certified by the Government of Bangladesh The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh reiterated the desire of Bangladesh to maintain the traditional friendship between the two neighbouring countries and expressed its position that ARSA is regarded as a common enemy of both Myanmar and Bangladesh and stressed its policy of Zero Tolerance against terrorism. At the conclusion of the meeting, the Union Minister invited. Abdul Hassan Mahmood Ali to visit Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, with a view to taking forward arrangements with regard to the security of the border, and the verification of those refugees who wish to return to Myanmar according to the criteria agreed to in the Joint Statement of April 1992. The invitation to visit Myanmar was accepted by the Bangladesh Foreign Minister.