Bangladesh has sought greater engagement from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to ensure the successful repatriation of the Rohingyas to their homeland in Rakhine State, Myanmar.
“The Asean should be more engaged in the successful repatriation of the Rohingyas to Rakhine, Myanmar,” Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam said while speaking at the Asean Regional Forum Senior Officials’ Meeting held in Manila on Tuesday (9 June).
He underscored the importance of sustained multilateral engagement to address common regional and global challenges.
The foreign secretary also highlighted climate change, cybersecurity, and supply chain sustainability as growing threats to the region, among others.
Earlier, Foreign Secretary Siam held bilateral meetings with the under secretary of the Philippines and the deputy secretary-general of Asean on bilateral cooperation and Bangladesh’s bid for Asean’s Sectoral Dialogue Partner status.
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