Dhaka seeks proactive role from Jakarta, ASEAN

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has urged Indonesia and the ASEAN to play a proactive role in facilitating early repatriation of the displaced Rohingya people currently sheltered in Bangladesh on humanitarian grounds, reports UNB.

He reiterated that the problem was created by Myanmar and it has to be solved by Myanmar as well, and the only possible solution in this regard is the repatriation of the displaced people to their homeland.

Momen also sought Jakarta's support in favour of Bangladesh's candidacy as a Sectoral Dialogue Partner of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

The foreign minister discussed the issues when Ambassador of Indonesia to Bangladesh Heru Hartanto Subolo met him at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday.

Momen recalled with gratitude the support of Indonesia for early recognition of independent Bangladesh in 1972.

He expressed happiness on the celebration of Golden Jubilee of Diplomatic ties with due festivity both in Bangladesh and Indonesia.

While appreciating the current volume of bilateral trade, he stressed the need for further expanding and accelerating the scope of trade and investment tapping into unexplored potential by the business communities of the two countries.