"The Myanmar government said that it would not cast aspersions on any race, religion or group, either directly or indirectly, as Myanmar defended the nation at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). "It is heartening to see that people from all walks of life, those in the union as well as those living abroad at present, are expressing their support for the State Counselor and her leadership in the endeavors to contest the case at the ICJ," the government said in a statement on Wednesday, warning that the issue before the ICJ is of high national concern and affects the interest of the nation. The Myanmar government said last Thursday that State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, in her capacity as foreign minister, will lead a legal team to The Hague, Netherlands, to defend the country's national interest at the ICJ concerning the alleged violation of the provisions of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in Rakhine, filed by Gambia against Myanmar on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)..."