‘I appeal to all, no lip service ple

The Daily Star
Diplomatic Correspondent
March 09, 2021

Foreign minister urges int’l community about Rohingya repatriation

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen. File photo

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has appealed to the international community to work sincerely, instead of paying "lip service" for repatriation of the Rohingyas to Myanmar.

"There are 1.1 million Rohingyas in camps in Bangladesh. The majority of them are girls and women. It's time for the world leaders to come forward to help repatriate and reintegrate them in Rakhine and give them a future," he said yesterday.

Work sincerely instead of giving lip service to Rohingya repatriation talks: Foreign minister

The Daily Star

Star Digital Report
March 08, 2021

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen. File photo

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has made an appeal to the international community to work sincerely instead of giving "lip service" to repatriation talks for the Rohingyas.

"There are 1.1 million Rohingyas in the camps of Bangladesh and majority of them are girls and women. It is time for us, the world leaders…we must come forward to repatriate them and reintegrate them in Rakhine and give them a future," he said.

The minister was addressing an International Women's Day event titled "Women in Diplomacy: How are We Doing?" as chief guest. It was organised by the Diplomatic Correspondents' Association of Bangladesh (DCAB) with support of the Bangabandhu Research Centre for Foreign Policy and Diplomacy at the Foreign Service Academy today.