PM seeks Sri Lanka’s support for safe repatriation of Rohingyas, The forcibly displaced Rohingya people from Myanmar are seeking to return to their ancestral homeland in the Myanmar state of Rakhine. The prime minister of Sri Lanka has asked for their assistance in making this possible. According to a press release from the Prime Minister’s Press Wing, the Premier requested this support as Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry paid her a courtesy visit at her official residence Ganabhaban.
PM seeks Sri Lanka’s support for safe repatriation of Rohingyas
While discussing regional and multilateral cooperation, Sheikh Hasina pointed out that the prolonged presence of more than a million forcibly displaced Rohingyas from Myanmar poses a serious threat to the overall socio-economy, environment and security architecture in Bangladesh and the entire region.
Ali Sabry is visiting Bangladesh to participate in the 22nd Ministerial Meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) from 23-26 November 2022. The Prime Minister expressed satisfaction and thanked the Sri Lankan Foreign Minister for attending the program. She also wished good luck and speedy economic recovery of Sri Lanka. Sheikh Hasina also discussed the Covid-19 pandemic and its impact over the regional economy.
Sri Lankan Foreign Minister expressed his admiration for the charismatic leadership of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and commended recent socio-economic development and stability achieved Bangladesh under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Ali Sabry urged increased air and sea connectivity between the two nations in order to improve inter-country exchanges and trade partnerships. He also emphasized the desire of Sri Lankans to invest in Bangladesh and asked Bangladesh to do the same. On behalf of his government, the Sri Lankan Foreign Minister invited Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to travel to Colombo at a mutually convenient time. The call concluded with a promise to maintain the friendly cooperation between the two nations going forward.
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