Dhaka, Dec 24 (UNI) Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has urged Russian government to exert more pressure on Myanmar for starting Rohingya repatriation from Bangladesh to their land of origin in Rakhine.
“Russian has lots of influence on Myanmar and we believe if they can put more pressure on them, hopefully they (Myanmar) will take back their displaced people”, Mr Momen said.
The minister was addressing the 5th Asian Conference of the Soviet/Russian Graduates organized by Soviet Alumni Association in Bangladesh on Monday.
He said Myanmar had agreed to take back their displaced nationals from Bangladesh but now they are delaying the process.
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.
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.
For their unconditional support, he said the Soviet Union, its leadership, its government and its people earned a special place in the hearts of Bangladeshi people.
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