A spokesman for the foreign ministry says Myanmar has called on Bangladesh to repatriate more than 400 Hindu refugees who were among the 2017 exodus of 740,000 Rohingya fleeing a brutal army campaign in Rakhine state, according to a report by RFA.

The call came during a meeting between Myanmar, Bangladesh and China this week that was conducted online due to COVID-19 concerns. Myanmar urged that verified refugees, including the Hindus, be returned in the first phase of repatriations after the coronavirus pandemic subsides, according to the report.

About a million Rohingya have fled Myanmar to Bangladesh, most living in 34 refugee camps in and around Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar district, including more than 740,000 who escaped a brutal crackdown in nearby Rakhine state in 2017, the report says.

Hindu religious leaders in Myanmar are urging both governments to come to an agreement, saying that the refugees suffer in unsafe conditions and are at high risk of abuse, RFA reports.