Dhaka for more pressure on Myanmar

Staff Reporter :
Foreign Ministers of Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM) member countries called for a stable solution to the Rohingya crisis for safe, dignified and voluntary return to their home of origin in Rakhine State.
They also underlined the importance of ensuring accountability in this regard, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md. Shahriar Alam led the Bangladesh delegation at the 14th Foreign Minister’s Meeting of Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM FMM14) held in Madrid, Spain on Monday.
Bangladesh has emphasized on the need of decisive global collective actions to ensure “voluntary, safe, dignified and sustainable” return of Rohingyas to their homeland in Myanmar.
Bangladesh also called upon the international community to address the issue of climate change on immediate basis.
Shahriar Alam insisted that the international community needs to put pressure on Myanmar for ensuring accountability and justice for the atrocities committed against the Rohingyas in Myanmar, ASEM for stable solution and for creating conducive environment in Myanmar for safe, dignified and sustainable repatriation of Rohingyas.
He also explained the challenges faced by Bangladesh as a climate vulnerable country, and the initiatives by the present government under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to address this enormous challenge.
In the bilateral meetings, State Minister Shahriar discussed issues of common interest with them.
He also invited the Foreign Ministers of ASEM Member States to invest in Bangladesh.
The ASEM Finance Ministers’ meeting will take place in Dhaka in mid 2020.