The sooner the Russia-Ukraine war ends the better it will be for everyone, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said, urging the United Nations to take particular and decisive actions.
"We are suffering a lot as a result of the war. Inflation has increased, especially due to the non-arrival of goods due to sanctions. People are suffering a lot because of this (war); people are suffering all over the world. The war needs to stop as soon as possible," she said on Saturday.
The prime minister made the call during a meeting with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres at Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC), as she arrived in Qatar to attend the Fifth United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries (LDC5: From Potential to Prosperity).
After the meeting, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen briefed the media, while Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen was present.
Sheikh Hasina said the UN secretary general can take special initiative to end the Ukraine-Russia war as soon as possible.
She, however, opined that the countries making profits from the war should help other countries to lessen their sufferings.
While discussing the Rohingya issue, the prime minister urged the UN secretary general for undertaking special steps so that the displaced Myanmar nationals can return to their homeland.
Referring to her government's steps of relocating 30,000 Rohingyas at Bhasan Char, she requested the UN secretary general to cooperate in shifting more Rohingyas there.
Both the prime minister and the UN secretary general agreed that the Rohingyas must go back to Myanmar soon regardless of whether there is any change taking place or not in the political arena there.
During the meeting, Antonio Guterres highly appreciated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her successes in development, diplomacy and in tackling the Covid pandemic, saying: "The achievements are very much encouraging."
The UN secretary general said that they are proud of a leader like Sheikh Hasina who successfully tackled the Covid-19 situation and advanced Bangladesh further even facing the crisis due to the Ukraine war.
