Myanmar government is working to take back those who crossed over to Bangladesh from its Rakhine state, says, the country’s de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
She made the statement during a meeting with Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan in the capital city of Naypyidaw on Wednesday.
A ten-member delegation led by Khan attended the hour-long discussion with Suu Kyi, said Home Ministry Public Relations Officer Sharif Mahmud Apu.
Quoting Suu Kyi, he said, her government has already started working to implement the recommendations made by the Kofi Annan Commission to resolve the Rohingya crisis.
The Home Minister invited the Myanmar state counsellor and leader of the ruling party to visit Bangladesh. In reply, Suu Kyi said she will visit Bangladesh at a time convenient to both sides.
Sources said the repatriation process will be done as per the Kofi Annan and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's five-point proposal.
Khan also informed Suu Kyi about the decisions, including that to form a joint working group, taken at the senior officials and Home Minister-level meetings.
The Home Minister alerted her that the Rohingyas might turn terrorists if they are not taken back quickly, adding, “If it happens, the situation will remain neither in favour of Bangladesh nor Myanmar."
They also discussed issues of drug smuggling and Suu Kyi said many young people in her country got addicted with Yaba.
So far, over 0.6 million Rohingyas have crossed over to Bangladesh since August 25 fleeing the persecution by Myanmar government in Rakhine state.