Myanmar’s government has told the Security Council that this month was “not the right time” for a visit by the top UN body to see first-hand the Rohingya refugee crisis, the council president said Thursday. Kuwait’s Ambassador Mansour al-Otaibi said Myanmar authorities were not opposed to such a visit, which could take place in March or April. “They just think that this is not the right time for a visit,” Otaibi, who holds the council presidency for February, told reporters at UN headquarters. The council has demanded that hundreds of thousands of Rohingya who were driven out of Rakhine state during an army crackdown be allowed to return. China, a supporter of Myanmar’s former ruling junta, and Russia voted against the resolution.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 01, 2018 22:30 UTC