The military response to insurgent attacks in the western region of Myanmar last month sent more than 410,000 Rohingya Muslims fleeing to neighbouring Bangladesh, escaping what the United Nations has branded ethnic cleansing. Britain, France and Australia urged Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday to push for an end to military violence against Rohingya Muslims. China expresses sympathy with those who have fled into Bangladesh and will send humanitarian aid to Bangladesh, Wang said. "China advocates Myanmar and Bangladesh resolving the problem via dialogue and consultation," the Foreign Ministry cited Wang as saying. China and Myanmar have close economic and diplomatic ties and China has defied expectations that democratisation in the former Burma could lead to weaker relations between the two countries.

Source: bd News24 September 19, 2017 03:22 UTC