Addressing the assembly, Vice President Henry Van Thio said it was not only Rohingya Muslims who had fled, but members of other minority groups too. At least 420,000 Rohingya Muslims have since fled into neighbouring Bangladesh to escape what a senior United Nations official has called a "textbook example of ethnic cleansing". On Wednesday, US Vice President Mike Pence accused the Myanmar military of responding to militant attacks "with terrible savagery, burning villages, driving the Rohingya from their homes." Van Thio said the government recognized the need to ensure humanitarian assistance was provided "to all those in need without discrimination." Myanmar was also working hard to enhance relations with Bangladesh and would welcome a visit by its home minister to discuss cooperation on border security, Van Thio said.

Source: bd News24 September 21, 2017 01:41 UTC