April 3, 2013
NUSA
DUA, Bali, April 3 (Bernama) -- Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Marty
Natalegawa and his Bangladeshi counterpart, Dipu Moni, held a bilateral meeting
to discuss the Rohingya issue, on the sidelines of the Fifth Bali Process
Meeting, here, Tuesday.
Bangladesh,
as the major recipient of Rohingya refugees, wanted to have in-depth discussion
with Indonesia regarding the problem, Indonesia's Antara news agency quoted
Marty as saying.
Hundreds
of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees have migrated to Bangladesh.
"The
point is how we could prevent the problem from becoming more complicated,"
he added.
In
the meeting, the two foreign ministers also discussed the bilateral relations
between Bangladesh and Indonesia.
Minister
Marty Natalegawa also held a bilateral meeting with Erika Feller, the Assistant
High Commissioner of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on the sidelines
of the Bali Process on People Smuggling, Trafficking in Persons and Related
Transnational Crime.
The
UN agency expressed appreciation to Indonesia for the country`s contribution to
the implementation of the Bali Process and to helping find solution to the
Rohingya issue in Myanmar.
"They
appreciate what we have contributed in the Bali Process and our contribution to
finding solution to the Myanmar problem," the minister said.
Marty
Natalegawa and his Australian counterpart are co-chairs of the Fifth Bali
Process meeting.