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PM Hasina meets Suu Kyi in New York

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina met Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi in the United States on Monday morning.Press Information Department has published photos of the meeting held at the UN Headquarters in New York, where the global leaders have gathered for the 71st UN General Assembly.But what they discussed was not immediately disclosed.The two countries have a dispute over Rohingya refugees. Over 500,000 Muslim Rohingyas from Myanmar have been in Bangladesh’s refugee camps for decades.Hasina reached New York on Sunday after visiting Canada. She is scheduled to address the UNGA on Wednesday.Before meeting Suu Kyi, the prime minister addressed the plenary session of the UNGA, which focused on migrants and refugees.