No agreement on Rakhine humanitarian corridor yet: National security adviser
"Contact has been made with the Arakan Army regarding a humanitarian aid corridor via Bangladesh to Rakhine. The United Nations (UN) will manage this. Relief and food will be transported through this corridor, not weapons," says Khalilur Rahman
Highlights:
- Khalilur says Bangladesh yet to make any agreement on the matter
- UN will manage the humanitarian aid corridor to Rakhine
- Relief and food, not weapons, will be transported through corridor
- Bangladesh believes Rohingyas will definitely return home one day
No discussions have taken place regarding a humanitarian corridor to Myanmar's Rakhine, and Bangladesh has not made any agreement or understanding on this matter yet, said National Security Adviser Khalilur Rahman today (4 May), reports Jamuna TV.
"Contact has been made with the Arakan Army regarding a humanitarian aid corridor via Bangladesh to Rakhine. The United Nations (UN) will manage this.
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"Relief and food will be transported through this corridor, not weapons," he said at a seminar on the Rohingya issue held at the Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) auditorium in the capital.
Khalilur said this communication will help establish a safer situation in Rakhine.
"Bangladesh respects Myanmar's sovereignty, and Bangladesh has no desire to destabilise the country," he added.
Regarding the Rohingya issue, the national security adviser said Rohingyas will definitely return home one day. "Even though it won't be easy, the government will make it happen."
Khalilur, who is also the High Representative for Rohingya Affairs, said Bangladesh will not engage in any proxy war with Myanmar on behalf of the US under the name of a "humanitarian corridor."
Instead, he claimed that the information being circulated in this regard is misinformation and rumours, reports Prothom Alo.
The Armed Forces Division and BUP jointly organised the seminar.
