Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono has arrived in Dhaka at a three-day official visit to hold bilateral meeting with his Bangladesh counterpart mainly to discuss the Rohingya crisis.
The Japanese foreign minister, who is leading a 13-member delegation, arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 8:15pm on Monday on a special flight.
He was received by Foreign Ministry Secretary (Asia and Pacific) Mahbub Uz Zaman.
The Japanese foreign minister will visit Cox's Bazar on Tuesday morning to talk with Rohingya communities there to get an overview of the situation.
After coming from Cox's Bazar, Kono will hold a bilateral meeting with his Bangladeshi counterpart AK Abdul Momen at 7pm in Dhaka.
The meeting will be followed by a joint press briefing of two foreign ministers at the State Guest House Meghna.
It is expected that Kono's Rohingya-focused visit will help to expedite the ongoing efforts of commencing safe repatriation of Rohingyas to Myanmar from Bangladesh, a foreign ministry official said on Sunday.
Apart from the Rohingya issue, other matters related to further strengthening of Bangladesh-Japan ties would also be discussed during the bilateral meeting of the two foreign ministers in the city, official sources said.
The Japanese foreign minister will also visit the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi in the capital Tuesday to pay homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
The Japanese foreign minister will leave Bangladesh for Myanmar on Wednesday, sources said.
