Joint statement by Burma and Bangladesh, stated about Rohingya refugees issue
Refugees living in the Nayapara and Kutupalong refugee camps and the huge number of undocumented Burmese nationals living in Bangladesh should be returned quickly, according to a joint statement by Burma and Bangladesh.
The statement came following a two-day visit to Burma by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh, which ended on December 7,2011 -Wednesday.
President Thein Sein was quoted in the Burmese state-run newspaper Myanmar Ahlin as saying: “Burma wants to cooperate with Bangladesh in resolving the issue.”
According to figures compiled by UNHCR, there are about 29,300 Burmese refugees assisted by the UN group and more than 200,000 Burmese of questionable status in Bangladesh.
Read Joint Statement in Burmese here
Read Joint Statement in English here
President Thein Sein was quoted in the Burmese state-run newspaper Myanmar Ahlin as saying: “Burma wants to cooperate with Bangladesh in resolving the issue.”
According to figures compiled by UNHCR, there are about 29,300 Burmese refugees assisted by the UN group and more than 200,000 Burmese of questionable status in Bangladesh.
Read Joint Statement in Burmese here
Read Joint Statement in English here
