DHAKA, July 24, 2019 (BSS) – Outgoing Chinese Ambassador Zhang Zuo in Dhaka
today said his country would provide all possible cooperation for safe and
dignified repatriation of Rohingyas to their homeland as he called on
President Abdul Hamid.
“China will provide necessary supports for their safe return,” President’s
press secretary Joynal Abedin quoted the Chinese envoy as saying during the
meeting at Bangabhaban.
The envoy, he said, added: “I, myself, visited the Rohingya camps in Cox’s
Bazar . . . I saw the plights of the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals.”
The President called the Dhaka-Beijing ties excellent and observed that the
relations were growing gradually in mutual interest.
He also appreciated the envoy for his role in developing the ties during
his tenure in Bangladesh.
The president said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Beijing tour after
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Bangladesh visit strengthened the bilateral
ties.
“Many mega projects are being implemented here with the financial and
technical supports of China, contributing largely to the national
development,” President Hamid said.
Mentioning the Chinese government’s assurance of cooperation to repatriate
the Rohingyas, President Hamid expressed his hope that the forcibly displaced
Myanmar citizens would be able to return their motherland in a safe and
respected manner immediately.
Zuo expressed his deep gratitude to the President and the Bangladesh
government for their heartfelt cooperation in discharging his assignment
during his stay in Bangladesh.
During the meeting, President’s secretary Sampad Barua, military secretary
Major General SM Shamim-Uz-Zaman, ambassador’s spouse Yang Yuanchun, and
concerned officials of the foreign ministry and Chinese embassy, were
present.