Myanmar has again urged Bangladesh to repatriate 2,223 Rohingya refugees as soon as possible. The names were decided out of the 8,000 submitted for repatriation by Dhaka a few months ago. U Ko Ko Naing, director general of the Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Ministry, Myanmar confirmed the numbers. The Myanmar Times reported that a few months back both countries had agreed to repatriate 778 Muslims and 444 Hindu refugees. Myanmar expressed its readiness to begin the repatriation from Bangladesh during a meeting in Dhaka on May 17. According to U Ko Ko Naing the date of the repatriation could not be fixed as it is a complex process. Both sides held discussions about the safety and security of the repatriation process. Providing a conducive environment for the refugees and involving the United Nations agencies in the resettlement were also discussed.