Banda Aceh, Aceh, April 5 -- The Aceh Office of Indonesia's Law and Human Rights Ministry stressed that the handling of Rohingya refugees in Aceh must take into account the country's national interest.

Head of the ministry-Aceh Office, Meurah Budiman, made the statement while receiving a courtesy call of Ann Maymann, a representative at the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR Indonesia), here, Thursday.

He said the Rohingya refugee crisis is obviously a humanitarian issue but its handling needs to take into account Indonesia's national interest.

During her visit, Maymann discussed with Budiman about issues of the Rohingya refugees being accommodated at several temporary shelters in Aceh.

Budiman emphasized that Indonesia has no binding obligatio...