In a recent interview, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, Lee Jang-keun said, his country has reduced Official Development Assistance (ODA) to Myanmar and it will stand with Bangladesh and the international community to repatriate the Rohingya refugees.
Lee said, “Korea stopped new military and police related cooperation with Myanmar and did not allow any export of military-related equipment to Myanmar. Korea also significantly scaled down the ODA to Myanmar. Korea has been with Rohingya refugees since the very beginning and also supporting host country.”
According to Lee, “We are providing around $4-5 million annually to the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh through international organizations based in the country.”
Ambassador Lee also believes, “Rohingyas are victims of the human rights abuses by its own government.”
“Ultimate resolution of the Rohingya refugee issue requires progress both in humanitarian and human rights situations. Reconciliation between Rohingyas, victims, and Myanmar military leaders should be done. These are very important conditions for the repatriation of Rohingyas,” he added.
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