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Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Sunday said Bangladesh wants Pakistan to “seek apology publicly with a formal announcement” for the atrocities perpetrated against unarmed Bangalees in 1971.
He said this during a meeting with State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Pakistan Hina Rabbani Khar in Sri Lanka on Saturday.
“You first need to seek an apology publicly. Otherwise, I have a political reason… If it (apology publicly) happens first, I can argue for you. Otherwise, it will be very difficult for me. I can’t do that. It’s pure and simple.”
On Sunday, Momen told reporters at State guesthouse Padma sharing what he conveyed to Hina Rabbani.
He said Pakistan wants to enhance relations with Bangladesh but Dhaka reminded that seeking apology publicly is the first thing to do.
Hina Rabbani had a meeting with Momen in Sri Lanka’s capital city Colombo on Saturday.
Momen visited Sri Lanka as a guest for the country’s 75th Independence Day celebrations.
