Yangon, Aug 16 (IANS) Myanmar said on Friday it was prepared for Bangladesh to repatriate more than 3,600 Rohingya refugees who fled violence in Rakhine state two years ago after a military-led crackdown against the Muslim minority.

The Director-General of International Organizations and Economic Department at Myanmar's Foreign Ministry, U Chan Aye, told Efe news that his country was ready to start the process next on August 22, but was waiting for the Bangladeshi side to confirm the date.  "If the process goes well, we will start with over 3,600 people," he said, according to Efe news.  The move comes a year and a half after a major repatriation attempt floundered when refugees refused to return to the country they had fled amid fears of more violence, the report said.