Indonesia will only give temporary stay to Rohingya refugees, says President Jokowi

Newly-arrived Rohingya refugees wait to board trucks to transfer to a temporary shelter after villagers rejected their relocated camp, in Banda Aceh on Monday, December 11, 2023. Some of the more than 300 Rohingya refugees who arrived on the western coasts of Indonesia on December 10 were transferred to a temporary shelter during the visit of a United Nations representative. - AFP

JAKARTA (Bernama-ANTARA): Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said on Monday that the government is temporarily accommodating Rohingya refugees who have entered Indonesian territory, reported ANTARA new agency.

"We will temporarily accommodate them," Jokowi stated in response to a question regarding the problem of handling Rohingya refugees in Indonesia.