Press Release Details
Dhaka, 18 Jul 2012
Foreign Minister Dr. Dipu Moni, MP received the new Myanmar Ambassador to Bangladesh U Myo Myint Than
Foreign Minister Dr. Dipu Moni, MP received the new Myanmar Ambassador to Bangladesh U Myo Myint Than in her office in the afternoon today. During the meeting, they have briefly touched upon the entire range of bilateral issues and expressed satisfaction on the steady growth of relations between the two countries. The Foreign Minister hoped that the forthcoming visit of the President of Myanmar to Bangladesh would take place after the Ramadan and it will set yet another milestone in the bilateral relations of Bangladesh and Myanmar. She also appreciated the steps taken by Myanmar Government in containing the violence in Rakhine State. In response, Myanmar Ambassador thanked Bangladesh Government for the cooperation extended to Myanmar in dealing with the Rakhine State problem.
Recalling the agreements between Bangladesh and Myanmar in numerous meetings including the recently concluded Foreign Office Consultations and during the visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Myanmar in December 2011, the Foreign Minister requested Myanmar Government for immediate start of the repatriation of Myanmar refugees and undocumented Myanmar nationals from Bangladesh. Appreciating Myanmar Government for its commitment for democracy and the recent political reconciliation, Dr. Dipu Moni hoped that the people entered to Bangladesh from Myanmar would be taken back by Myanmar and both the countries should go forward in other areas of cooperation for the best interest of the peoples of Bangladesh and Myanmar. Stating the enormous potentials that exist in the field of trade, commerce, multimodal communications in rail road and sea, cooperation in the energy sector etc, Dr. Dipu Moni stressed on the ongoing interactions at various levels and its further intensification. Endorsing the views of Bangladesh Foreign Minister in strengthening cooperation in multiple areas, the Ambassador expressed his Government's intention to take back the refugees and undocumented Myanmar nationals after verification.
The Myanmar Ambassador also called on the Foreign Secretary Mohamed Mijarul Quayes earlier today.
Foreign Minister Dr. Dipu Moni, MP received the new Myanmar Ambassador to Bangladesh U Myo Myint Than
Foreign Minister Dr. Dipu Moni, MP received the new Myanmar Ambassador to Bangladesh U Myo Myint Than in her office in the afternoon today. During the meeting, they have briefly touched upon the entire range of bilateral issues and expressed satisfaction on the steady growth of relations between the two countries. The Foreign Minister hoped that the forthcoming visit of the President of Myanmar to Bangladesh would take place after the Ramadan and it will set yet another milestone in the bilateral relations of Bangladesh and Myanmar. She also appreciated the steps taken by Myanmar Government in containing the violence in Rakhine State. In response, Myanmar Ambassador thanked Bangladesh Government for the cooperation extended to Myanmar in dealing with the Rakhine State problem.
Recalling the agreements between Bangladesh and Myanmar in numerous meetings including the recently concluded Foreign Office Consultations and during the visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Myanmar in December 2011, the Foreign Minister requested Myanmar Government for immediate start of the repatriation of Myanmar refugees and undocumented Myanmar nationals from Bangladesh. Appreciating Myanmar Government for its commitment for democracy and the recent political reconciliation, Dr. Dipu Moni hoped that the people entered to Bangladesh from Myanmar would be taken back by Myanmar and both the countries should go forward in other areas of cooperation for the best interest of the peoples of Bangladesh and Myanmar. Stating the enormous potentials that exist in the field of trade, commerce, multimodal communications in rail road and sea, cooperation in the energy sector etc, Dr. Dipu Moni stressed on the ongoing interactions at various levels and its further intensification. Endorsing the views of Bangladesh Foreign Minister in strengthening cooperation in multiple areas, the Ambassador expressed his Government's intention to take back the refugees and undocumented Myanmar nationals after verification.
The Myanmar Ambassador also called on the Foreign Secretary Mohamed Mijarul Quayes earlier today.
