Myanmar, Bangladesh to implement plan to end Rohingya crisis: China

China on Monday said Bangladesh and Myanmar have accepted Beijing's mediatory role and agreed to implement a three-phased solution proposed by its Foreign Minister Wang Yi to resolve the Rohingya refugee crisis.

Over 600,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmar's violence hit Rakhine state to neighbouring Bangladesh since August when the military intensified crackdown against alleged militant outfits of Rohingya Muslims.

Wang travelled to Dhaka where he met with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday. He then flew to Nay Pyi Taw and met with Myanmar's top leaders yesterday.

"Wang Yi proposed initiatives including three phased solution so as to fundamentally resolve this (Rohingya) crisis," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said.

"His initiative won approval from Bangladesh and Myanmar. We hope it would resolve the issue and contribute to addressing this crisis," Lu told media answering a spate of questions.

After his visit to Bangladesh, Wang told media in Myanmar yesterday that he had proposed a three-phase solution to help settle the issue in Myanmar's Rakhine state.
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