NAM Summit: Foreign Minister to raise Rohingya issue with Myanmar

City Desk :
Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has said he will discuss the Rohingya issue with his Myanmar counterpart on the sidelines of the upcoming NAM Summit in the Ugandan capital Kampala.

“Look, we are always trying diplomatically. We are increasing engagement with them (Myanmar). I am going to the NAM Summit. I am scheduled to meet with the Foreign Minister of Myanmar. We firmly believe that we can resolve this issue diplomatically,” he said on Tuesday, reports UNB.

The Foreign Minister is scheduled to leave for Uganda on Wednesday night to attend the 19th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).

The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland KC, will attend the Non-Aligned Movement Heads of State and Government Summit from January 19 to 20 as a special guest.