2024-05-05 10:26:11
Bangladesh and Gambia have expressed hope for a speedy resolution of the case filed against Myanmar on charges of Rohingya genocide.
In the pre-preparatory foreign ministerial meeting of the 15th summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation or OIC held in Banjul, Gambia on May 2-3, Foreign Minister Dr. The Bangladesh delegation is participating under the leadership of Hasan Mahmud. On the sidelines of the meeting, Gambia’s Minister of Justice and Attorney General Dauda Zawla paid a courtesy call on the Foreign Minister on May 3.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced this information in a press release on Friday (May 3) night.
Gambia’s Minister of Justice and Attorney General expressed sincere thanks to the Government of Bangladesh for providing shelter to the displaced Rohingya people from Myanmar in Bangladesh on humanitarian grounds. At the same time, he expressed his gratitude to the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh for providing financial assistance for handling the Rohingya Genocide case. During the courtesy call, Foreign Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud highlighted the steps taken by Bangladesh to maintain the Rohingya community in Bangladesh and also highlighted the future obstacles. The Foreign Minister also stressed on the repatriation of the Rohingyas staying in Bangladesh to their homeland Myanmar in order to find a sustainable solution to the Rohingya problem.
In this context, Gambia’s Minister of Justice and Attorney General expressed interest in seeing the current situation of the Rohingya population in Bangladesh.
During the courtesy call, Gambia’s Minister of Justice and Attorney General presented the current picture of the Rohingya Genocide case. He expressed hope to prove the allegations of genocide case against Myanmar. However, at the same time, he also highlighted the issue of insufficient funds compared to the requirement for handling this case. At the same time, Gambia’s Minister of Justice expressed hope to receive more cooperation from member states during Gambia’s presidency of the OIC. In this context, Dr. Hasan Mahmud assured to provide the necessary legal assistance and evidence from Bangladesh to handle this case.
It should be noted that on the sidelines of the pre-preparatory foreign ministerial meeting of the 14th summit of the OIC held on May 29, an ad hoc ministerial meeting on Rohingya issues was held under the leadership of Gambia. At the meeting, a consensus was reached on the Gambia-led case regarding the establishment of legal rights of the Rohingya in the Arakan State of Myanmar at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the OIC member countries promised help in terms of other legal and financial cooperation, including taking initiatives for the case. Following this, in 2019, The Gambia filed a case against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) accusing it of genocide.