US seeks dignified return of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar

Insisting that repatriation needs to be voluntary, State Department spokesperson said the refugees can't be forced to leave one country to go to another country.

By: PTI | Washington | Published: December 20, 2017 7:57 am

US seeks dignified return of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar

Some 6,25,000 Rohingya refugees have fled the Rakhine state of Myanmar to neighbouring Bangladesh in the last six months. (Source: Reuters/File)

The US has appealed for dignified and voluntary return of Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh to Myanmar, while it said that conditions are not conducive enough for such a move. Some 625,000 Rohingya refugees have fled the Rakhine state of Myanmar to neighbouring Bangladesh in the last six months.