Momen urges int'l community to help ensure Rohingya repatriation

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen today urged the international community including the G20 to help ensure repatriation of forcibly displaced Rohingyas to Myanmar without further delay.

"The prolonged stay of Rohingyas is creating huge security problems with ramifications across the region and they may also be a potential target group for radicalization and recruitment by terrorist groups," he said.

The foreign minister made the remarks while addressing a session at the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi today under the presidency of India.

India's External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar chaired the meeting.

Momen, however, said that in addition to help displaced Rohingyas, Bangladesh continues to stand ready to respond to any emergency to save lives and protect people in humanitarian crises.

In this context, he referred Bangladesh's support to some neighbouring countries during the trying times of Covid-19.

Today's sessions began with the recorded video speech of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.