Bangladesh seeks more Asean engagement for Rohingya repatriation
At Manila forum, Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam also highlights climate change, cybersecurity, supply chain sustainability as challenges
MANILA, Philippines (MNTV) – Bangladesh has sought greater engagement from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to ensure the successful repatriation of the Rohingyas to their homeland in Rakhine state of Myanmar, reports The Business Standard.
“The Asean should be more engaged in the successful repatriation of the Rohingyas to Rakhine, Myanmar,” Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam said while speaking at the Asean Regional Forum Senior Officials’ Meeting held in Manila.
He underscored the importance of sustained multilateral engagement to address common regional and global challenges.
Earlier, Foreign Secretary Siam held bilateral meetings with the under secretary of the Philippines and the deputy secretary-general of Asean on bilateral cooperation and Bangladesh’s bid for Asean’s Sectoral Dialogue Partner status.
Highlighting the protracted Rohingya crisis, Siam underscored the importance of sustained multilateral engagement to address common regional and global challenges.
He also identified climate change, cyber security and supply chain sustainability among the growing challenges confronting the region and called for enhanced cooperation to effectively tackle these issues.
On the sidelines of the meeting, the Foreign Secretary held separate bilateral meetings with the Under Secretary of the Philippines and the Deputy Secretary-General of Asean.
During the meetings, the discussions focused on strengthening bilateral cooperation as well as Bangladesh’s bid to become a Sectoral Dialogue Partner of Asean.
The Asean Regional Forum is a key platform for dialogue and cooperation on political and security issues in the Asia-Pacific region, bringing together Asean member states and their dialogue partners.
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