“It’s very necessary to come and see everything at place here in Bangladesh and Myanmar. The diplomats will conclude their three-day visit to Bangladesh on Monday, when they leave for Myanmar. In a subsequent crackdown described by U.N. and U.S. officials as “ethnic cleansing,” Myanmar security forces have been accused of rape, killing, torture and the burning of Rohingya homes. Peru’s ambassador to the U.N., Gustavo Adolfo Meza Cuadra Velasqez, said he and his fellow team members were ready to “work hard” and were “very concerned” about the crisis. “The problem there lies in their expulsion, treatment and the fact that they had to flee to Bangladesh,” she said.

Source: Manila Bulletin April 30, 2018 01:07 UTC