Dhaka asks Pakistan to apologise for 1971 genocide
Wednesday, 13 May 2009
Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni has urged Pakistan to apologise for the genocide its army had committed in the Bangladesh's War of Independence from that country in 1971, reports bdnews24.com.
Dr Dipu Moni raised the issue Tuesday when Pakistan high commissioner Alamgir Bashar Khan Babar met her at her office in the city Tuesday, according to the foreign ministry.
The Foreign Minister (FM) also stressed that Islamabad should take millions of stranded Pakistanis back and settle disputes over sharing of resources.
"During the meeting the Foreign Minister raised the issue of resolving the unsettled matters pending for last 38 years between the two countries.
"These included sharing of assets, seeking formal apologies by Pakistan for the genocide in 1971, repatriation of stranded Pakistanis and others," the ministry said in a press statement released after the meeting.
The envoy had come to hand over a message condoling the death of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's husband Dr MA Wazed Miah.
Dr Dipu Moni raised the issue Tuesday when Pakistan high commissioner Alamgir Bashar Khan Babar met her at her office in the city Tuesday, according to the foreign ministry.
The Foreign Minister (FM) also stressed that Islamabad should take millions of stranded Pakistanis back and settle disputes over sharing of resources.
"During the meeting the Foreign Minister raised the issue of resolving the unsettled matters pending for last 38 years between the two countries.
"These included sharing of assets, seeking formal apologies by Pakistan for the genocide in 1971, repatriation of stranded Pakistanis and others," the ministry said in a press statement released after the meeting.
The envoy had come to hand over a message condoling the death of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's husband Dr MA Wazed Miah.