Japan to function for early Rohingya repatriation communicating with Myanmar
Japanese Ambassador in Dhaka Ito Naoki has said his country are certain to get touching Myanmar to ensure early repatriation of Rohingyas with their host to origin in Rakhine State.
"Japan will continue to work towards the first repatriation, communicating with Myanmar to the end," the Ambassador was quoted as saying in a recent programme in the city, reports UNB.
The Ambassador also mentioned that it is important to cooperate with international community like the US, European and ASEAN countries and begin the confidence-building process as the next phase.
Ambassador Naoki delivered an online lecture on "Japan and Banglaesh -50 Yeards of Friendship" for the military officers studying at defense Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC).
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen recently said Rohingyas will "jeopardise regional and international security" if the 1.1 million Rohingya persons are left unattended and not given the possibility to go back to their homeland.
Repatriation attempts failed twice in November 2018 and August 2019 amid Rohingyas' "insufficient trust" on the Myanmar government.
Bangladesh and Myanmar signed the repatriation deal on November 23, 2017.
On January 16, 2018, Bangladesh and Myanmar signed a document on "Physical Arrangement", which was supposed to facilitate the return of Rohingyas with their homeland.
JAPAN Ambassador emphasised how committed Japan has gone to realising prosperity of Bangladesh and maintaining peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
A lot more than 200 students of the DSCSC Masters' programme interactively discussed the relationships between Japan and Bangladesh.
The Ambassador emphasised the expanding economic ties between your two countries, quality infrastructure projects under BIG-B, and the common vision of Free and OpenIndo-Pacific (FOIP).
He also asked the officers for increasing interactions between your peoples by acquiring the ability of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and the 50th anniversary of the diplomatic relations in 2022.
During the Q&A session, he protected the cooperation between your Japan Maritime Self Defense Induce and the Bangladesh Navy.
Free and Open Indo-Pacific
Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) is a vision to promote peace and prosperity of the countries in the Indo-Pacific region, said japan Embassy in Dhaka on Sunday.
The core pillars of FOIP are to determine a rules-based international order and consolidate principles such as for example free trade, freedom of navigation, and the rule of law, to pursue monetary prosperity through quality infrastructure and connectivity, and promote cooperation on peace and stability including anti-terrorism, humanitarian assistance and disaster management.
As well as like-minded countries that share the vision, Japan is vigorously leading efforts to the end, the Embassy said.
BIG-B initiative
In 2014, Japan and Bangladesh decided to launch the initiative of "the Bay of BengalIndustrial Growth Belt(BIG-B)".
The BIG-B initiative is to develop infrastructure, improve the investment environment and foster connectivity along the Dhaka-Chittagong-Cox's Bazar belt area and beyond.
Moheshkhali-Matarbari Integrated Infrastructure Development Initiative(MIDI), the greatest Infrastructure job of Bangladesh, can be an integral portion of BIG-B, said the Japanese Embassy.
