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"STATE Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi responded
to the remarks made by UN Secretary
General Antonio Guterres regarding the Rakhine
issue. She underscored that Myanmar will not shirk
its responsibility to take care of the rights and security
of all those whom it must protect.
In the opening session of the 10th ASEAN-UN
Summit in Bangkok on 3 November 2019, the UN
Secretary General expressed concern over the
situation in Rakhine State and the plight of the
refugees in Cox’s Bazaar. He also stressed that it
was Myanmar’s responsibility to ensure a conducive
environment for safe, voluntary and dignified
return of refugees.
In response to the remarks of the Secretary
General, the State Counsellor underscored that the
issue of Rakhine is a most complex one and that
the UN and its agencies which have been present
in the region for ten times longer than the present
Government has been in office, must have some
idea of the extent of the complexities.
She stressed that the Government will not shirk
its responsibility to take care of the security and
rights of all those who it must protect. She added
that the Government of Myanmar was fully committed
to take back the verified returnees based on
the bilateral agreement signed with Bangladesh and
the trilateral agreement signed with UNHCR and
UNDP. She expressed appreciation to ASEAN, the
ASEAN Secretariat and the AHA Centre for their
constructive contribution to our efforts in creating
the most suitable environment to which the displaced
people can return in peace and security and
voluntarily. She reaffirmed Myanmar’s intention to
continue its work with the help of our friends who
approach the problems in Rakhine in a practical and
balanced way, according to the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs..."
Source/publisher:
Myanmar Ministry of Information via "The Global New Light of Myanmar"
Date of Publication:
2019-11-04
Date of entry:
2019-11-04
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- Individual Documents
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Countries:
Myanmar
Administrative areas of Burma/Myanmar:
Rakhine State
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English
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