Dhaka, March 16 -- The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, who is on a visit to Bangladesh, has stressed the importance of ending the conflict in Myanmar's Arakan state and increasing humanitarian aid there to create the proper environment for the Rohingya to return to their homeland.

At a joint media briefing with Foreign Advisor Touhid Hossain at InterContinental Dhaka on Saturday, he highlighted the initial discussion over the possibility of a humanitarian aid channel from Bangladesh to the conflict-torn Arakan, saying its implementation would require "authorisation and cooperation".

Responding to a question at the briefing, Guterres said: "The violence must be stopped first and a path to democratic solution needs...