Bangladesh has conveyed to the United States that the Rohingya crisis should be resolved and stressed on addressing the root-cause to find a lasting and permanent solution.
 
"We told them that this issue should be resolved. We stressed on addressing the root cause. They appreciate this (Bangladesh position," Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin told reporters at state guesthouse Padma after a meeting with the US delegation on Sunday.
 
The Bangladesh side drew the attention of the Americans regarding the recent developments.
 
Over 8000 Rohingyas entered Bangladesh recently.
 
Bangladesh is already hosting over 1.2 million Rohingyas in Cox's Bazar and Bhasan Char.
 
A six-member interagency U.S. delegation, led by Brent Neiman, Assistant Secretary for International Finance at the U.S. Department of Treasury, along with Donald Lu, Assistant Secretary of the U.S. State Department's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs met the Foreign Secretary at the State guesthouse Padma and discussed issues of mutual interest.
 
The US delegation also included Assistant U.S. Trade Representative, Brandon Lynch, and Deputy Assistant Administrator of USAID, Anjali Kaur.
 
The Foreign Secretary briefed the delegation on the steps already taken by the interim government on various reforms. Discussions touched on key issues, including financial sector and revenue reforms, currency management, trade and investment, climate change, law enforcement reforms and Rohingya humanitarian responses.
 
Secretary of the Economic Relations Division, Chairman of the National Board of Revenue, Secretary of Commerce, Secretary of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, along with representatives from the Ministry of Home Affairs and Bangladesh Bank, participated in the meeting.
 
Earlier, the US delegation paid courtesy calls on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, Adviser for Foreign Affairs Md Touhid Hossain and Adviser for Finance and Commerce Dr Salehuddin Ahmed.