New Delhi [India], Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra on Saturday said India and Bangladesh have discussed the Rohingya issue from time to time at various levels, adding that humanitarian assistance to the Rohingyas is something that has been offered to them in the past. Was.
He said India continues to work closely with Bangladesh on the issue of Rohingyas.
"The Rohingya issue was discussed. This is an issue which India and Bangladesh have discussed from time to time at various levels of interaction... India has offered assistance to Bangladesh... humanitarian assistance to the Rohingyas This is something that we have introduced in the past and we continue to work together with Bangladesh on this,” Kwatra said at a press conference today.
Kwatra further said that the challenge of Rohingyas before Bangladesh has many aspects.
"Some of this impacts us also. So those challenges are also discussed... So all this forms the spectrum of these discussions and some key elements of this spectrum were also discussed between the two leaders today... " the secretary added.
In the early 1970s, India opened its borders to more than 10 million Bangladeshi people fleeing the brutality of Pakistani military forces. India was not a signatory to any international convention, yet the New Delhi government helped these refugees settle in the country and provided financial assistance.
These issues were discussed during bilateral talks between PM Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Hasina today.
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina is on a two-day state visit to India from June 21 to 22, the first foreign guest to pay a bilateral state visit to India after the formation of the Modi 3.0 government.
He said India continues to work closely with Bangladesh on the issue of Rohingyas.
"The Rohingya issue was discussed. This is an issue which India and Bangladesh have discussed from time to time at various levels of interaction... India has offered assistance to Bangladesh... humanitarian assistance to the Rohingyas This is something that we have introduced in the past and we continue to work together with Bangladesh on this,” Kwatra said at a press conference today.
Kwatra further said that the challenge of Rohingyas before Bangladesh has many aspects.
"Some of this impacts us also. So those challenges are also discussed... So all this forms the spectrum of these discussions and some key elements of this spectrum were also discussed between the two leaders today... " the secretary added.
In the early 1970s, India opened its borders to more than 10 million Bangladeshi people fleeing the brutality of Pakistani military forces. India was not a signatory to any international convention, yet the New Delhi government helped these refugees settle in the country and provided financial assistance.
These issues were discussed during bilateral talks between PM Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Hasina today.
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina is on a two-day state visit to India from June 21 to 22, the first foreign guest to pay a bilateral state visit to India after the formation of the Modi 3.0 government.
