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Nay Pyi Taw, 14 Nov — The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw session on Friday unanimously approved an
emergency motion calling on the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw to object to the use of the term
?Rohingya” by UN Secretary-General Ban Kimoon as it interfered with the sovereignty of
Myanmar.
The motion was put forward by Representative U Thein Nyunt of Thingangyun Township
Constituency and seconded by Representative Daw Khin Saw Wai of Yathedaung Township
Constituency.
U Thein Nyunt said that under international law, all should respect the law of a host country and
the UN secretary-general should not have used the word ?Rohingya,” as the people it refers to
have never existed officially in Myanmar and are not Myanmar citizens, adding that this might
harm the stability of the democratic transition. Daw Khin Saw Wai also said that the use of the
word hampers the stability between the Rakhine nationals and the Bengalis, explaining that there
is no such race as ?Rohingya” in Myanmar.
The motion was unanimously approved by the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw. The UN secretary-general
used the word at a press conference held at Myanmar International Convention Centre in Nay
Pyi Taw on 12 November. Also Friday, the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw session approved the Myanmar
Aviation Bill and a bill for medical treatment for emergency patients.—MNA
Source: The Global New Light of Myanmar, 2014-11-15
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Pyidaungsu Hluttaw via "The Global New Light of Myanmar"
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2014-11-15
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2014-11-24
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