I’ve sent New Year greetings to my Myanmar counterpart and told them that we want the repatriation process to begin,” he added. Later that year, Myanmar signed an agreement with Bangladesh to take back the Rohingya. He said, “I’ve told them: ‘You have promised to create an environment conducive to the repatriation so that the refugees return voluntarily. The countries that voted against the resolution are Belarus, Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, the Philippines, Russia, Vietnam and Zimbabwe. Momen said his ministry has sent a letter explaining the Rohingya situation to all the countries that voted over the resolution.

Source: bd News24 January 03, 2021 20:48 UTC