The European Union (EU) is well aware that the reasons behind ongoing Rohingya crisis, which has driven away more than half a million people from their home, are rooted in Myanmar, said Christos Stylianides, the European commissioner for humanitarian aid and crisis management. “The EU is well aware that the root causes of this crisis lie in Myanmar, and I strongly believe that there can only be a political solution to this crisis,” the European commissioner said after returning from his visit to the Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday. This [situation] is, especially for the European Union and also for me personally, appalling,” he added. The EU commissioner said the EU stood by Bangladesh in this difficult conditions and would continue to provide assistance until a solution was found. European Commissioner Stylianides visited Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday to assess the situation on the ground and visit EU aid projects that are addressing the Rohingya crisis.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 01, 2017 15:39 UTC