Rohingya repatriation: Canada trying to create more int’l pressure on Myanmar

Diplomatic Correspondent :
The Canadian government has been trying to bring greater international pressure on Myanmar military regime for the safe return of the persecuted Rohingyas to their homeland.
“Canada has increased its pressure on the Myanmar military regime. We are actually supporting the case that is going on in the international court for the genocide committed in Myanmar against the Rohingya,” Harjit S Sajjan, Minister of International Development of Canada said on Monday.
He made the comments in a press briefing after a call on Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen at the State Guest House Padma.
The Canadian minister said that Canada is exploring other opportunities how pressure can be created on Myanmar military regime in a bid to start the repatriation process of the Rohingyas sheltered in Bangladesh.
“We have already imposed a number of sanctions. Now we are exploring other opportunities like how we can bring greater focus on Myanmar military regime and bring greater international pressure on to them so that the conditions in Myanmar can be created for a safe return,” he added.
About the meeting, he said, “We have discussed Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy (IPS). We have discussed how we can explore various opportunities out of this (IPS) together. Our relationships are already 50 years over.”
Thanking Bangladesh for hosting over one billion persecuted Rohingyas, he said, “I than everyone in Bangladesh for the support to the Rohingyas. We are providing funding for the Rohingyas. We also provide support and funding to Bangladesh.”
“We will be working together how we can bring more international focus onto the problem. Canada will remain a strong partner to support Bangladesh and the Rohingya refugees,” he added.
About the climate change, he said, “We have also discussed the climate change that is facing everybody, especially Bangladesh. We have authorised $10 million on climate adaptation project for Bangladesh.”
About the meeting discussion, Abdul Momen said that he has invited Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to Bangladesh as he would attend the G-20 Summit in Delhi in September this year.
About the extradition of the self-declared killer of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Momen said, “We have talked about the extradition of Nur Chowdhury. They said that it was a legal process. But we did not find any right answer.”