Myanmar is 'ready' for the return of Rohingya

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"Myanmar wants the Rohingya refugees to return, and preparations have been made to receive them, according to the minister in charge of the process. "We will accept them back anytime," said Dr Win Myat Aye, Myanmar's Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement. "Whoever wants to come back voluntarily, we can accept," he said. He also urged Bangladesh to immediately return the 400 or more Hindu refugees who have agreed to be repatriated, as this could help kick-start the stalled repatriation programme. The minister made his comments in an exclusive interview with the Bangkok Post, amid growing international criticism of Myanmar's repatriation efforts and Bangladesh's accusations that Myanmar is to blame for the failure of the process..."

Creator/author: 

Larry Jagan

Source/publisher: 

"Bangkok Post" (Thailand)

Date of Publication: 

2019-10-24

Date of entry: 

2019-10-24

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  • Individual Documents

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Countries: 

Myanmar, Bangladesh

Administrative areas of Burma/Myanmar: 

Rakhine State

Language: 

English

Resource Type: 

text

Text quality: 

    • Good