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Govt to hold three int'l events on Rohingya issues

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The interim government will organise three high-level conferences on the Rohingya issues from August to December.

National Security Adviser Khalilur Rahman briefed foreign diplomats and international development partners about these conferences at the Foreign Service Academy on Sunday.

These events will be held in alliance with the United Nations, and Qatar.

More than 50 diplomatic missions participated in the briefing, including representatives from the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, China, Singapore, Turkey, South Korea, Canada, Australia, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia.

Officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that on August 24 a three-day dialogue on Rohingya issue will begin in Cox's Bazar.

The main event will be an international conference titled "Stakeholder Dialogue: Messages for Discussion at the High-Level Conference on the Rohingya Situation" to be held on August 25.

The Chief Adviser will attend the event marking the eighth anniversary of the Rohingya influx, as the chief guest.

Following this, a high-level conference on the Rohingya issue will take place on 30 September in New York, alongside the United Nations General Assembly. Another international conference on the Rohingya issue is scheduled to be held in Doha, Qatar, on 6 December.

The conference is expected to include foreign ministers from several countries, international envoys on the Rohingya issue, representatives from Bangladeshi missions abroad, and officials from various United Nations agencies.

mirmostafiz@yahoo.com

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