Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar’s Rakhine State “shall be ended” and that her country is “ready to contribute”.
Marsudi was addressing in a press briefing after meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali on Tuesday, reports bdnews24.com.
The minister said Indonesian President Joko Widodo sent her to Bangladesh to convey three things.
“One is to convey the sympathy of Indonesia to the burden of Bangladesh on the refugee issue, second one is to convey Indonesia’s readiness to support in easing the burden of the government of Bangladesh,” she said. The third was to discuss the situation on the ground.
She said Hasina agreed in principle to take Indonesia’s support. “We will continue to discuss what sort of support Indonesia will give."
The short visit of the foreign minister follows mounting anger in the Southeast Asian nation, home to the world's biggest Muslim population, over violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.
Marsudi did not take any questions after her brief statement at Pan Pacific Sonargoan Hotel after her meeting with the Prime Minister at the Ganabhaban.
She is scheduled to leave Dhaka later at night.
