Arakan (INA) – 17 countries in East Asia pledged to work to avoid the dangers of illegal immigration, and to share responsibilities among them in rescue and search operations for migrants, agreeing to form a joint force to combat the phenomenon, and the countries that held a conference to discuss the phenomenon in the Thai capital also left. Bangkok, Myanmar's commitment to respect human rights in Arakan State towards the Rohingya minority. Diplomats and officials met yesterday to discuss the ongoing crisis with regard to the Rohingya refugees, and the conference ended with a pledge to intensify search and rescue operations and address the root causes of the problem. He said permanent secretary in the Thai Foreign Ministry Nourachit Sinhasini: The countries in the region began operations that were agreed upon last week regarding the joint force on illegal immigration. Norachit added: Myanmar agreed to a resolution issued by the conference calling for strengthening the sense of security and belonging and supporting full respect for human rights and the people's access to basic rights and services appropriately. The work of the conference began with an interview with Thai Foreign Minister Tanasak Patimapragorn, in which he said: It is not possible to resolve the crisis only through international efforts. He added: It is necessary to address the root causes that drive migrants to leave. In turn, Volker Turk, Assistant Head of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, said that Myanmar should take full responsibility for the Rohingya migration. He stressed the need to grant identity documents to the people of ethnicity in order to give stability and a normal form to their lives. He added, "The Rohingya's acquisition of citizenship should be the ultimate goal." Among the participating countries are Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia and Bangladesh, which have direct and urgent interests in the future of migrants. Bangladesh, another influx of migrants, has expressed its willingness to take full responsibility for repatriating its citizens. The Bangladeshi delegation, led by Foreign Minister Shahid-ul-Haq, rejected the notion that Bangladeshis are flowing through Indonesia and Malaysia due to the lack of economic opportunities in their countries. The crisis arose at the beginning of this month when the Thai authorities discovered a mass grave for refugees, mostly Rohingyas from Myanmar. The ensuing protests forced the government to clamp down on human trafficking networks, stranding thousands of migrants with little food and water off the coasts of Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. The humanitarian crisis sparked an international uproar, amid condemnations of the three countries' policies with regard to returning migrant boats back to the sea instead of allowing them to disembark on their lands. Indonesia and Malaysia last week agreed to provide temporary shelter to more than XNUMX migrants, but said they must be resettled by the international community within a year. (End) Pm / h p
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