Myanmar govt-Rohingya meeting ends without an outcome

Naypyidaw outright rejects int’l presence in Rakhine demanded by Rohingya

Myanmar outright rejected the longtime demand of the Rohingya to allow international presence to monitor the situation after the return of the displaced people to their homes.

Naypyidaw also said that the Rohingya must apply in accordance with the controversial citizenship act of 1982 that deprived the citizenship of the Rohingya.

The Rohingya, sheltered in Bangladesh to escape the brutalities of the Myanmar security forces and their allies in Rakhine, have also been told that the only way to apply for citizenship is through NVC (national verification card) which is aseopposed by the displaced people.

The Myanmar officials made these known to the Rohingya community leaders in a meeting held in a Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday. The second such meeting will be held on Thursday.

The 15-member delegation, which arrived in the country on Wednesday morning on a two-day visit, comprises nine officials of different ministries of Myanmar and six from Asean countries. Besides, an official from the Chinese embassy in Dhaka was also present in the meeting. On behalf of the hundreds of Rohingya in Cox’s Bazar, 47 community leaders, including 6 women, took part in the discussion.