The Security Council had again called for an end to the violence against the Rohingyas in the Rakhine State in the meeting, he said. Representatives from many countries who took part in the unofficial Security Council meeting on Oct 13 on the Rohingya crisis pressed Myanmar on the issue, he said. Ali said Rakhine Advisory Council Chairman and former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan, the UNHCR and various nations and international organisations were part of the call. Arria-formula meetings are informal and confidential gatherings which enable Security Council members to have a frank and private exchange of views, within a flexible procedural framework. It included the five permanent members of the Security Council and Bolivia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Senegal, Sweden, Ukraine and Uruguay.

Source: bd News24 October 18, 2017 10:18 UTC