A spokesman for State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi confirmed on Thursday that officials from Myanmar and Bangladesh have signed a memorandum of understanding on the return of thousands of Rohingya refugees back to Rakhine State.
A statement released by Zaw Htay called the agreement “a win-win situation for both countries.”
PRESS STATEMENT
The Republic of the Union of Myanmar and the People’s Republic of Bangladesh signed the Arrangement on Return of Displaced Persons from Rakhine State pic.twitter.com/VJ6Hn2ofmN
— Zaw Htay (@ZawHtayMyanmar) November 23, 2017
According to U.N. estimates, some 615,000 Rohingya have fled Myanmar for Bangladesh since August 25, when violent clashes between the Myanmar military and armed militants started in Rakhine State.
Myanmar, Bangladesh sign Agreement on Repatriation pic.twitter.com/3B3BnpeeU5
— Zaw Htay (@ZawHtayMyanmar) November 23, 2017
