FM places Rohingya issues before OIC

DHAKA: Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni Saturday placed the Rohingya refugee problem in Bangladesh before the OIC conference with a view to resolving the issue.

The minister placed the issue while addressing the international ministerial conference on ‘Refugees in the Muslim World’ at Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan.

The conference--jointly organized by the OIC and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)--is the first ministerial-level meeting to deal specifically with the issue of refugees in the Muslim world.

Dipu Moni Friday reached Ashgabat to attend the two-day conference.

In her speech, Dipu Moni described the overall situation of entrance of Myanmar citizens to Bangladesh.

She also informed the OIC ministers about the negative social impacts of Rohingya problems in Bangladesh.

Dr Dipu Moni added: “Bangladesh does not belong to any side as per the convention on refugees in 1951 and the protocol of 1967.”

The minister also emphasized on organizing international dialogue on refugee problem with non-OIC countries.

Several Muslim countries have not ratified the 1951 UN Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol.

High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres urged those OIC countries that have not already done so to accede to the 1951 UN Refugee Convention, which forms the legal foundation on which UNHCR’s work is based, and its 1967 Protocol.

Dipu Moni is expected to return home on Monday.

BDST: 1710 HRS, MAY 12, 2012

Edited by:

Shahin Afroz, Newsroom Editor

M. Mahbub Alam, Asst Output Editor

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