Myanmar, Bangladesh sign Rohingya return deal - Myanmar official

Myanmar, Bangladesh sign Rohingya return deal - Myanmar official
Thu Nov 23, 2017 12:52:54

Myanmar and Bangladesh signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday, a senior Myanmar official told Reuters, for the return home of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees who fled to the neighbouring country to escape a Myanmar army crackdown.

(reuters) -- "We are ready to take them back as soon as possible after Bangladesh sends the forms back to us," said Myint Kyaing, a permanent secretary at Myanmar's ministry of labour, immigration and population, referring to registration forms the Rohingya must complete with personal details before repatriation. 
 

(Photo: Rohingya refugee children spend time drawing at a UNICEF centre in Balukhali refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, November 22, 2017. REUTERS)

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