He arrived in Dhaka on Saturday evening on a two-day
visit
Singapore Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian
Balakrishnan will visit Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar on Sunday to see the
situation on the ground.
Mahmood Ali hosted a dinner in honour of Singapore
Minister at State guesthouse Padma on Saturday night.
Bangladesh Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali will accompany
him during the visit, reports UNB.
Balakrishnan arrived in Dhaka on Saturday evening on a
two-day visit to discuss bilateral and regional issues with special focus on
the Rohingya, said an official.
The visiting minister is scheduled to meet Prime Minister
Sheikh Hasina on Sunday morning before going to Cox's Bazar.
He is scheduled to return to Dhaka in the evening after
visiting the Rohingya camps.
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On September 29, Minister Balakrishnan said Myanmar
should start repatriating the Rohingyas from Bangladesh, and it must ensure
that they return to a society where there is security, peace, justice and
better prospects for everyone.
"The next step has to be repatriation, since there
was an agreement signed between Myanmar and Bangladesh, in fact, in November
last year," he said in New York.
Bangladesh and Myanmar have already agreed to begin the
first batch of Rohingya repatriation on November 15.
Earlier, the Singapore foreign minister outlined ASEAN's
engagement of Myanmar in helping it respond to this crisis, and underscored
ASEAN's readiness to assist with humanitarian relief.
Singapore thinks a long term solution to this complex
issue could only be found when all relevant stakeholders were committed to
resolving the issue.
Source: Dhaka Tribune