Suu Kyi: Myanmar will not shrink from responsibility on Rohingya

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At the opening session of the 10th Asean-UN Summit in Bangkok on November 3, UN Secretary General António Guterres said Myanmar was responsible for ensuring a conducive environment for the safe

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"Responding to the UN secretary general’s remarks on the Rohingya issue, Myanmar State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi said the Myanmar government will not shrink from its responsibility and reaffirmed that it will work with friends who approach the issue in a "practical and balanced way." At the opening session of the 10th Asean-UN Summit in Bangkok on November 3, UN Secretary General António Guterres said Myanmar was responsible for ensuring a conducive environment for the safe, voluntary, and dignified return of Rohingya refugees currently residing in Bangladesh, reports The Irrawaddy. "The [Myanmar] government will not shirk its responsibility to take care of the security and rights of all those who it must protect," Daw Aung San Suu Kyi told the audience during the same event..."

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"Dhaka Tribune" (Bangladesh)

Date of Publication: 

2019-11-04

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2019-11-05

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Myanmar, Bangladesh

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English

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