EU teams to visit Rohingya camp Monday


FE Team | Published: February 10, 2018 17:58:12 | Updated: February 10, 2018 18:57:48


EU teams to visit Rohingya camp Monday

Four teams of European Parliament members will visit a Rohingya camp in Cox's Bazar on Monday to see their plight on the ground.

One of the teams arrived in Dhaka on Saturday and three others are scheduled to land on Sunday morning.

Sources said, they will go to Cox's Bazar from Dhaka on the same day and spend the whole day in Rohingya camp on Monday.

The delegation members will also discuss trade and rights issues during their visit.

Members of the European Parliament's Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) are Pier Antonio Panzeri (Chair), Joachim Zeller, Soraya Post and Barbara Lochbiler.

Urmas Paet will represent the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET).

Marc Tarabella will represent the delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (DASE).

The members of the delegation for Relations with the countries of South Asia (DSAS) are Jean Lambert (Chair), James Nicholson, Richard Corbet, Wajid Khan and Sajjad Karim, according to UNB.

Some of the MEPs are likely to visit Myanmar after completing Bangladesh visit to see what steps are taken in Myanmar side to ensure safe return of Rohingyas, officials said.

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