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MNA International Desk: Myanmar’s de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi says the country is ready to welcome back ‘verified’ refugees who have fled Myanmar to Bangladesh.
“We are prepared to start the verification process at any time,” Suu Kyi said on Tuesday, in her first address since the start of the latest military crackdown in Rakhine state.
“As our national security adviser has assured Bangladesh, and which I can confirm now, we are ready to start the verification process at any time and those who have been verified as refugees from this country will be accepted without any problems and with full assurance of their security and their access to humanitarian aid.” She said.
Bangladesh and Myanmar signed a Rohingya repatriation agreement near the start of 1993. Approximately 236,000 Rohingyas returned to Myanmar under the agreement. The final round of the repatriations occurred in 2005, with 33,000 Rohingyas going home to Myanmar.
“I understand that many of our friends throughout the world are concerned by reports of villages being burned and of hordes of refugees fleeing,” she said. “As I said earlier there have been no conflicts since the fifth of September and no clearance operations.”
“We have to make sure these allegations are based on solid evidence before we take action.”
“Action will be taken against all people regardless of their religion, race or political position who go against the laws of the land and who violate human rights as accepted by our international community.”
She also welcomed Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan, who had postponed a recently scheduled visit to Myanmar, to come to Naypyidaw anytime, reported news agency.
