Rohingya repatriation: Bangladesh, Myanmar agree to accelerate verification process
Bangladesh and Myanmar have resumed talks on repatriation of displaced Rohingya refugees to their homeland, the foreign ministry of Bangladesh has said. During the talks, the Bangladesh delegation expressed dismay over the slow pace of verification of past residency of Rohingya refugees. The delegation also offered all cooperation under the three bilateral instruments, to expeditiously complete the verification process. Meanwhile, the delegation of Myanmar detailed ‘the technical difficulties and information gaps’ on the issue. The country also assured the Bangladesh delegation of their cooperation to complete the pending verification process. The two countries resumed the talks on Thursday nearly a year after an apparent lull of direct interactions since February 1, 2021, military takeover in Myanmar, according to a BSS report. “The first-ever meeting of the newly-formed technical level Ad-Hoc Task Force for Verification of the Displaced Persons from Rakhine (Rohingyas) was held today (Thursday) virtually between Bangladesh and Myanmar,” a foreign office statement said in Dhaka. The statement said ‘both sides expressed readiness' to continue working closely to address ‘reasons causing a delay in the verification of the past residency of the displaced people from Myanmar’s Rakhine state during the technical level discussion. According to the statement, Bangladesh’s Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner (RRRC) Shah Rizwan Hayat and Myanmar’s Deputy Director-General of Immigration and Population ministry Ye Tun Oo led their respective sides in the talks. Tun Oo expressed optimism that the task force would be instrumental to complete the verification process. The statement said Shah Rizwan Hayat reminded the Myanmar side of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s humanitarian gesture in extending makeshift refuge to the huge number of displaced persons from Rakhine despite numerous constraints and challenges of Bangladesh.
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