‘Pilot project’ of Rohingya repatriation to be executed soon

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam has expressed optimism that the "pilot project" of Rohingya repatriation would be executed at an early date.

He thanked China for its "active role" in a trilateral initiative among Bangladesh, Myanmar and China to provide a platform for dialogue to promote the early return of the forcibly displaced Rohingyas to Myanmar.

Newly appointed Ambassador of China to Bangladesh Yao Wen met State Minister Shahriar Alam at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs this afternoon and discussed the issues of mutual interest.

Responding to a question on Rohingya repatriation, Ambassador Wen said they have a common objective with Bangladesh regarding repatriation of Rohingyas to their homeland.

He recognised Bangladesh's "sacrifice" in hosting the huge number of Rohingyas and assured of playing its role in their repatriation.

"We discussed the issue. You pay a lot. You suffered a lot. You sacrificed a lot. We have the common objective (repatriation)," said Ambassador Wen.