Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono is scheduled to arrive today to visit Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar and to hold a bilateral meeting with his Bangladeshi counterpart.

Apart from the Rohingya issue, other matters related to further strengthening Bangladesh-Japan ties will also be discussed during the meeting between the two foreign ministers, official sources said.

It is expected that Kono’s Rohingya-focused visit will help expedite the ongoing efforts of commencing safe repatriation of Rohingyas to Myanmar, a foreign ministry official told the news agency yesterday.

On Tuesday, Kono will travel to Cox’s Bazar to talk to members of the Rohingya community to get an overview of the situation.

After returning from Cox’s Bazar, Kono will hold the bilateral meeting with his Bangladeshi counterpart Dr AK Abdul Momen in Dhaka the same day.

The Japanese foreign minister will also visit Bangabandhu Memorial Museum in Dhanmondi to pay homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

He will leave Bangladesh on Wednesday.