Dhaka, Nov 18 (UNI) Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday said that Myanmar's lack of sincerity was the key reason behind the delay in Rohingya repatriation and sought genuine pressure from the international community on Myanmar.
'Myanmar says they'll take back Rohingyas, but they didn't take anybody, despite giving two dates for their repatriation,' he told reporters at an interaction event with Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU).
The Foreign Minister said Myanmar does not feel any pressure and they do not respond to Bangladesh on the Rohingya repatriation issue.
'If we knock them 100 times, they just reply twice,' he added.
He said Bangladesh was fully ready to send the Rohingyas back, when Myanmar gave Bangladesh dates twice to do so.
'They made a commitment to take back the Rohingyas after verification, but didn't live up to it,' he added.
Dr Momen said Myanmar is doing business and making investment from various countries, including the European ones.
The Foreign Minister said Russia and China have encouraged all to solve the Rohingya issue bilaterally.
'We remain engaged on all fronts - bilateral, trilateral and multilateral - to find a solution,' he added.
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