Suu Kyi assures to take back Rohingya refugees

Myanmar’s de facto head of government Aung San Suu Kyi has assured UK state minister for foreign affairs Mark Field that Rohingyas will be taken back from Bangladesh, the British minister said at a press briefing in Dhaka after his visit to Rakhine State.

“She assured me she wants all refugees to return to Burma,” he said, adding that Suu Kyi is in a “difficult situation” and trying to find the “fine line” between international pressure and domestic compulsion.

He, however, would not speculate when and how the repatriation would take place.

The UK Foreign and Commonwealth affairs state minister said there are a lot of “diplomatic efforts” going on behind the scene to solve the crisis, and the issue is not a “localised” one now. “We’ll utilise all diplomatic means we can at this stage”.

He, however, cautioned that if Suu Kyi falls in Myanmar, then the military would have “full-fledged” power and the situation would be “the worst”, arguing in favour of a diplomatic solution rather than punitive sanctions at this stage, according to bdnews24.com.