Myanmar and Bangladesh set 2-year goal for Rohingya return

International agencies are kept out of deal

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Rohingya refugees line up for a daily essentials distribution at Balukhali camp, near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

YUICHI NITTA, Nikkei staff writer

YANGON -- Myanmar and Bangladesh seek to repatriate the Rohingya villagers who have fled the Southeast Asian country within two years, the two governments agreed Tuesday, marking the first firm goal agreed to for resolving the refugee crisis.

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