Rohingya repatriation: Myanmar places four conditions

Myanmar government has placed four conditions before it proceeds with the repatriation of Rohingyas who fled their homeland and entered Bangladesh to escape persecution. According to Kolkata-based newspaper Anandabazar, Myanmar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary U Kyaw Zeya marked the conditions as “strict” during an international conference on India-Myanmar relations in Yangon on Friday.The conditions are-- Those Rohingyas who can provide documented proof of long-term residence in Myanmar, - Those Rohingyas who want to return to Rakhine of their own will, - Those who can prove that they have relatives on the Myanmar side of the border,- In the case of children, those who can provide evidences their parents are permanent residents of Myanmar.Myanmar said it will take up to 300 Rohingyas back per day if they can provide the necessary documents. However, Bangladesh has repeatedly denied accepting any such conditions.