Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Komura Masahiro today (October 8) said his country wants dignified return of forcibly displaced Rohingyas to their homeland Myanmar.

He made the remarks when he called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganabhaban in the capital. 

"Japan wants dignified return of forcibly displaced Rohingyas to their homeland Myanmar," said PM's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim quoting Masahiro in a media briefing after the meeting.

According to Karim, the Japanese vice minister said Tokyo also wants to assist local people of Bangladesh who are suffering numerous difficulties due to the influx of Myanmar nationals Rohingyas in Cox's Bazar.

The prime minister thanked Japan for continued efforts towards a durable solution to the safe, sustainable and dignified return of the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals, who are now taking shelter in Bangladesh.

BDST: 1344 HRS, OCT 08, 2023
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