India will continue to support both Bangladesh and Myanmar, TS Tirumurti said (File)
UN envoy TS Tirumurti said India has the “highest bet” in solving the issue of repatriation of displaced people from Myanmar’s Rakhine province as it is the only country to share long borders with Bangladesh and Myanmar.
India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador TS Tirumurti said at the UN General Assembly’s high-level side event ‘Rohingya Crisis: Imperatives for a Sustainable Solution’ that India appreciates the Bangladesh government for hosting one million displaced people in its region. Is.
He expressed concern that the international community has been unable to help resolve the repatriation of displaced persons from Rakhine State quickly.
TS Tirumurti said, “It is important for us to recognize and understand the humanitarian burden that Bangladesh continues to bear and support the efforts made to ensure the well-being of the displaced.”
“It is indeed a matter of concern that the international community has been unable to help resolve this issue in an early and sustainable manner,” he said, adding that a collaborative and consensus-based approach is needed to arrive at a meaningful outcome. is important.
TS Tirumurti stressed the need to work to address the challenges that the concerned stakeholders are facing so that this human issue can be resolved in a constructive and sustainable manner.
“Therefore, we urge the international community to come forward to support the efforts of the Government of Bangladesh, financially and otherwise, and provide assistance in addressing issues related to the protection of displaced persons, especially the most vulnerable among them. Risks of radicalization in local host communities as well as in camps and other security challenges,” he said, adding that this should also include provision of skill development, education and adequate medical aid.
Myanmar shares a more than 1,600 km long unfenced and porous land border with India as well as a maritime boundary in the Bay of Bengal. India and Bangladesh share an international border of 4,096 km, the fifth longest land border in the world, with West Bengal measuring 2,217 km in length.
“As the only country that shares a long border with both Bangladesh and Myanmar, India has the highest stake in resolving the issue of repatriation of displaced persons from the Rakhine State of Myanmar. India has consistently sought a workable and workable solution. issue,” Ms. Tirumurti said on Wednesday.
He expressed hope that recent developments in Myanmar do not hinder progress so far and called for constructive engagement on the issue at the earliest.
“India will continue to support both Bangladesh and Myanmar,” he said.
He said in the meeting that people at the grassroots level in Cox’s Bazar and Rakhine province have been getting India’s support.
India continues to provide assistance to people displaced from Rakhine State in Myanmar to Bangladesh and has formalized an arrangement with Myanmar to undertake humanitarian and developmental work under the Rakhine State Development Program for their sustainable, safe and speedy return. To create favorable conditions for
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