Chinese Ambassador Yao Wen on Sunday urged all to remain “confident” of the collaboration by Bangladesh, Myanmar and China to return Rohingya refugees from Cox's Bazar where they took shelter fleeing ethnic cleansing in the Rakhine state.
"We understand now we face some difficulties," he said, adding that the repatriation will contribute to regional peace and security.
Yao Wen made the comments after meeting Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud on Sunday.
This was the first meeting between the Chinese envoy and the new foreign minister.
The Chinese ambassador later said that Beijing also is working to have a ceasefire in Myanmar's Rakhine state to pave the way for Rohingya repatriation.
"You must be aware that under Chinese mediation we wish to have a ceasefire in the Rakhine State," he told reporters.
The ambassador was sanguine, as China already had three ceasefire deals in Myanmar during the ongoing conflicts in different parts of the country.
"Myanmar government already has three ceasefire agreements. We wish to have another ceasefire in the Rakhine state so that the mediation process for the repatriation can be started," he said.
More than a dozen Rohingya were killed amid fighting between the Arakan Army and the Myanmar military in the Rakhine state, according to media reports.
Regarding meeting with Dr Hasan Mahmud, the envoy said: "We discussed the current status of our relationship. We also discussed the future of the China-Bangladesh relationship," the ambassador said.
Meanwhile, replying to a question on the Teesta project, the ambassador said: "China is committed as long as we got the proposal from the Bangladesh side. We continue to engage with the Bangladesh side."