Dhaka, July 23 -- Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman on Thursday called upon ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) participants to collectively support efforts to create conducive conditions in Myanmar to facilitate repatriation of more than 1.3 million Rohingyas to their homeland in Rakhine State.

"The Rohingyas are not stateless people by circumstance - they are stateless by design. It is a political failure demanding a political solution," he said while addressing the 33rd ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Ministerial meeting in Manila, Philippines.

Referring to his upcoming Presidency of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly, the Foreign Minister stressed that global challenges must be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy.

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