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<p>The UK has been clear that an agreement on returning the Rohingya refugees to
their homes in Burma must provide for voluntary, safe and dignified return. I made
these points to the Bangladesh High Commissioner Nazmul Quaunine and Foreign Secretary
Shahidul Haque when they met on 2 November. The Foreign Secretary has spoken to Aung
San Suu Kyi three times since this crisis began, most recently on 21 October, when
he urged her to implement her commitment to ensure the return of refugees. At ASEM
(20-21 November) I met with Minister of Defence U Sein Win, the Chief of Staff to
State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, U Kyaw Tin Swe and the Deputy Foreign Minister
U Kyaw Tin and in each meeting raised the need for early returns. The principle of
non-refoulement is also detailed in the United Nations Security Council Presidential
Statement made on 6 November – a statement the UK was instrumental in achieving.</p>
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