NEW DELHّ: An Indian Home Ministry official says state authorities are trying to determine the number of Muslim Rohingya refugees living in the country after fleeing persecution in neighboring Myanmar, but there is no immediate plan to deport them.
Last week, Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju told Parliament that the government had directed state authorities to identify and deport illegal immigrants, including Rohingya.
On Wednesday, the Home Ministry official said state governments were trying to identify Rohingya. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to reporters.
More than 14,000 Rohingya living in India are registered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. According to government estimates, around 40,000 Rohingya Muslims have taken refuge in various parts of the country.
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India surveying the number of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar
India surveying the number of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar
Turkmenistan’s president to visit EU for talks on energy, EU ambassador says
- Turkmenistan has the world’s fourth largest gas reserves
ASHGABAT: Turkmenistan’s president is preparing to make an official visit to Brussels as the European Parliament discusses ratification of a long-stalled partnership agreement with the Central Asian state, the European Union’s ambassador to Ashgabat said on Tuesday.
Speaking at a joint briefing with Turkmenistan’s deputy foreign minister, Myahri Byashimova, EU ambassador Beata Peksa said that though a date for President Serdar Berdymukhamedov’s visit had not yet been agreed, the agenda was expected to address energy issues.
Turkmenistan, a mostly desert country of 7 million, has the world’s fourth largest gas reserves, and is looking to diversify its export markets. Most Turkmen gas currently goes to China.
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