Dear Editor,
I noted with interest the announcement that President Irfaan Ali yesterday accepted the Letters of Credence from the People’s Republic of Bangladesh’s Non-Resident High Commissioner, His Excellency Asad Alam Siam, at the Office of the President.
While diplomatic relations between Guyana and Bangladesh are welcome, I believe it would be timely and appropriate for President Ali to engage Ambassador Siam in a dialogue concerning Bangladesh’s position on the plight of the Rohingya people — a humanitarian issue that continues to demand urgent international attention.
The Rohingya have faced longstanding persecution and discrimination in Myanmar, where they were denied citizenship, subjected to violence, and forced to flee en masse.
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