Foreign Adviser to join emergency meeting on Myanmar issue in Thailand

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain is set to attend an emergency meeting in Bangkok on Thursday with regional counterparts to review the current situation in Myanmar.

Organized by the Thai government, the meeting includes foreign ministers and senior officials from Bangladesh, Myanmar, India, China, Laos and Cambodia.

Discussions will focus on the evolving situation in Myanmar and collaborative measures among neighbouring countries.

"This discussion will be somewhat different from formal negotiations. There are three main topics: borders, crime and the situation in Myanmar," Touhid said before his departure from Dhaka.

He reiterated that Bangladesh's primary concern is the safety and rights of the 1.3 million Rohingya currently sheltered in the country and ensuring their safe and dignified repatriation to their homeland.

"We understand this is not a problem that can be solved overnight, but we need a practical solution," Touhid emphasized.

Thai Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa will host two regional meetings on Myanmar this week.