Bangkok, May 18 (PTI) Amid growing immigrant crisis in the South East Asia sea, Thailand today said it is preparing to open a “transit area” where illegal Rohingya migrants will be provided with humanitarian assistance.
Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon, who is also the defence minister, said the navy had concentrated on humanitarian assistance in accordance with a request from the UN.
The UN had appealed to all regional countries not to “push back” the desperate migrants and to step up search and rescue operations in the sea.
He said an area would be opened to take care of the Rohingya migrants in transit.
“It would not be an area where the illegal migrants would be confined or held under control. It would be a transit area only,?where they would get humanitarian aid,” he said.
Any?further action on the Rohingya migrants?would be taken after discussions with all concerned, Prawit said.
