Aid channel to Rakhine may help Rohingya repatriation: NSA
BD puts four conditions
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Channeling aid to Rakhine State in Myanmar from Bangladesh may open up the opportunity for Rohingya repatriation, said National Security Adviser and High Representative of the Chief Advisor, Khalilur Rahman on Sunday.
Addressing a seminar on the Rohingya crisis in Dhaka, he also outlined four conditions for providing such a humanitarian channel which includes end of conflict in Rakhine State during the aid supply period, unimpeded access of aid, non discrimination of aid and non-weaponisation of aid.
He made it clear that humanitarian corridor and aid channel is separate issues and Bangladesh has not discussed about humanitarian corridor with anybody.
The government has told the UN that it should ensure these conditions for providing aid to the famine hit Rakhine State.
Highlighting the importance of channelling aid, he also noted that if aid is not made available to Rakhine State, another wave of Rohingya influx Into Bangladesh may take place which the country cannot simply afford.
He also made it clear that Bangladesh always believe in territorial integrity of Myanmar and this stance was conveyed to Myanmar government time and again.
Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain also spoke in the seminar organised by the Armed Forces Division of the defence ministry.
Principal Staff Officer SM Kamrul Hasan was the special guest in the seminar.