DHAKA, 26 September 2021, (TON): Bangladesh has sought effective measures by the European Union for creating a conducive environment in Myanmar for sustainable repatriation of the Rohingyas sheltered in Bangladesh.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen raised the issue and explained that Bangladesh is facing enormous social, economic and environmental costs by sheltering over 1.1 million Rohingyas.

Momen held a bilateral meeting with Josep Borrell, the high representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and vice-president of the European Commission, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York recently.

Borell thanked Bangladesh for the humanitarian gesture to the Rohingyas and assured that the EU would work with Bangladesh and the international community to ensure sustainable repatriation of the Rohingyas.

The issue of climate change was discussed in the bilateral meeting.

Foreign Minister Momen also briefed Borell about the role of Bangladesh as the president of the Climate Vulnerable Forum, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.