The Gambia and Bangladesh on Sunday signed a joint declaration agreeing on, among other issues, the co-deployment of armed forces at the UN peacekeeping missions.

Foreign Minister Mamadou Tangara and his Bangladeshi counterpart AK Abdul Momen signed the joint declaration.

Earlier in a meeting at the Armed Forces Division, both sides discussed the modalities of such co-deployment.

Bangladesh thanked the Gambia for championing the issues of “accountability and justice” related to the “genocide perpetrated by Myanmar” against the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals.

Tangara assured the Bangladesh side of continuing mutual collaboration for a sustainable solution to the Rohingya crisis, including their safe, dignified and voluntary return to Myanmar.

The meeting, held at the state guesthouse in Dhaka, called for the acceleration of the ongoing processes of justice and accountability to address the human rights violation against the Rohingyas in Myanmar.

Tangara is leading a six-member high-level delegation including the Gambia defence minister on an official visit to Bangladesh.

The delegation visited Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar last weekend.