Myanmar 'makes proposal' to take back Rohingya refugee

"The talks were held in a friendly atmosphere and Myanmar has made a proposal to take back the Rohingya refugees," A.H Mahmood Ali told reporters.

October 02, 2017 02:12 pm | Updated 02:12 pm IST - Dhaka:

Myanmar' Foreign Minister Kyaw Tin, left, shakes hands with his Bangladeshi counterpart A.H Mahmood Ali before their meeting in Dhaka on Monday.

Myanmar' Foreign Minister Kyaw Tin, left, shakes hands with his Bangladeshi counterpart A.H Mahmood Ali before their meeting in Dhaka on Monday.

Myanmar has proposed taking back the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya who have fled to Bangladesh in recent weeks, the Bangladeshi foreign minister said after talks Monday with a senior Myanmar representative.

"The talks were held in a friendly atmosphere and Myanmar has made a proposal to take back the Rohingya refugees," A.H Mahmood Ali told reporters.

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