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FM's meeting with Myanmar minister ends

To hold final talks with Suu Kyi on Rohingya issue Thursday


| Updated: November 22, 2017 20:02:14


FM's meeting with Myanmar minister ends

The bilateral meeting between Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali and Myanmar's Minister for State Counsellor's office Kyauw Tint Swe has ended.

They discussed various issues of bilateral interest, including Rohingya issue. The meeting started at 1:30pm (local time) and continued till 5pm on Wednesday.

Soon after the one-to-one lengthy meeting, the Foreign Minister was scheduled to attend a ministerial meeting on 'Arrangement on Return of Displaced Persons from Rakhine State'.

According to UNB, Mahmood Ali and Kyauw Tint Swe are leading their respective sides at the meeting that started at 5:10pm.

Foreign Secretary M Shahidul Haque, Bangladesh Ambassador in Yangon M Sufiur Rahman and representatives from Home Ministry and Prime Minister's Office are also attending the meeting.

Earlier, another lengthy meeting of senior officials was held at the same venue.

The Foreign Minister will hold the final talks with State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday.

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