Myanmar has already expressed interest in repatriating its soldiers and Border Guard Police (BGP) members who have sought refuge in Bangladesh due to continuous conflict, said foreign ministry spokesperson Seheli Sabrin.
“Discussions are on for their safe repatriation. The situation is not the same as the Rohingyas,” she said at a regular weekly briefing at the ministry on Thursday (February 8).
Intensive clashes in Myanmar has prompted 327 personnel of the BGP and other agencies to flee to Bangladesh. Nearly 250 of them work for the border police.
Bangladesh`s ambassador to Myanmar had a meeting with the country`s foreign minister on Wednesday (January 7).
"We expect to send them back soon," she said.
When asked what diplomatic activities are being carried out to overcome the difficult geopolitical equation that Bangladesh has fallen into as a result of Myanmar`s ongoing war, she said Myanmar is experiencing internal conflict. We have maintained contact with Myanmar to ensure that the people, resources, and sovereignty of Bangladesh are not jeopardized in any manner.
“Bilateral, trilateral, regional and multilateral efforts are continuing to initiate voluntary, sustainable repatriation of Rohingyas. Bangladesh is cautious about this. In addition, the Permanent Mission in New York maintains constant communication with the United Nations Security Council,” she said.
Bangladesh wishes for Myanmar`s peace, development, and stability as a neighbouring country.
"Bangladesh considers Rohingya repatriation inevitable in any regional and global initiative to overcome the Myanmar crisis," the foreign ministry official said.
She said that recently, BGP members took refuge in India before returning to their homeland. They took temporary refuge in Bangladesh. Since the beginning, the Myanmar government has declared its intention to take back them.
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