Swiss President Alain Berset, who is now in Dhaka on an official visit, made the announcement on Monday after official talks with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. In a joint statement, he pledged his country’s full support to Bangladesh on the issue. The aid comes on top 8 million francs ($8.6 million) the country gave last year for the hundreds of thousands of refugees in southeastern Bangladesh district of Cox’s Bazar. During the joint press briefing after the official talks on Monday, Bangladesh Prime Minister Hasina said that the root of the crisis lies in Myanmar and the solution has to be found there. Describing the talks with meeting with Berset on Rohingyas as “productive,” she said that Bangladesh emphasises on immediate implementation of recommendations made by the Kofi Annan panel.

Source: bd News24 February 05, 2018 11:15 UTC