British foreign secy shocked at Rakhine devastatons

Expressing deep concern over the Rohingya crisis, the British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has urged Myanmar to work with the international community to create conditions in Rakhine which will allow Rohingya refugees to return safely, voluntarily and in dignity to their homes under international oversight.

During a meeting on Saturday with State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, the de facto leader of Myanmar, he also urged for the involvement of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) in the repatriation of the Rohingyas and raised the plight of two Reuters journalists currently detained in Burma, said a press release posted on the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office yesterday.

“I spoke to her about my own experience witnessing the terrible conditions of the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, and my deep concern about their future” Johnson said after the meeting.

“I underlined the importance of the Burmese authorities carrying out a full and independent investigation into the violence in Rakhine, and to hold to account those responsible for human rights violations,” he said.

“I underlined the urgency of creating the conditions in Rakhine that could make it a safe place for the Rohingya refugees to return to, free from fear, and in the knowledge that their basic rights will be respected and upheld,” he added.

“The UK is already a major donor to the humanitarian crisis. We will continue to use all our diplomatic tools and influence on the global stage to find a way to provide a better future for the Rohingya community,” said the British foreign secretary.

 “I encouraged her efforts to broker a nationwide peace settlement to put to an end seventy years of conflict in her homeland,” he said.

About his tour to northern Rakhine, the place of most of the atrocities, Johnson expressed his shock at the devastation he witnessed.

“Shocked at what I saw during tour of northern Rakhine. The devastation of hundreds of villages torched. UK already a major donor to crisis and will continue to use our influence to provide a better future for the Rohingya community,” he tweeted.

Later, during a meeting with his Thai counterpart foreign minister Don Pramudwinai, he updated on what he had seen during his recent visit to Bangladesh and Myanmar and discussed how to do more to address the Rohingya crisis.

He also met the chairman of the International Board to Rakhine Advisory Commission.

British foreign secy shocked at Rakhine devastatons

Expressing deep concern over the Rohingya crisis, the British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has urged Myanmar to work with the international community to create conditions in Rakhine which will allow Rohingya refugees to return safely, voluntarily and in dignity to their homes under international oversight. During a meeting on Saturday with State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, the de facto leader of Myanmar, he also urged for the involvement of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) in the repatriation of the Rohingyas and raised the plight of two Reuters journalists currently detained in Burma, said a press release posted on the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office yesterday. I spoke to her about my own experience witnessing the terrible conditions of the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, and my deep concern about their future Johnson said after the meeting. I underlined the importance of the Burmese authorities carrying out a full and independent investigation into the violence in Rakhine, and to hold to account those responsible for human rights violations, he said. I underlined the urgency of creating the conditions in Rakhine that could make it a safe place for the Rohingya refugees to return to, free from fear, and in the knowledge that their basic rights will be respected and upheld, he added. The UK is already a major donor to the humanitarian crisis. We will continue to use all our diplomatic tools and influence on the global stage to find a way to provide a better future for the Rohingya community, said the British foreign secretary. I encouraged her efforts to broker a nationwide peace settlement to put to an end seventy years of conflict in her homeland, he said. About his tour to northern Rakhine, the place of most of the atrocities, Johnson expressed his shock at the devastation he witnessed. Shocked at what I saw during tour of northern Rakhine. The devastation of hundreds of villages torched. UK already a major donor to crisis and will continue to use our influence to provide a better future for the Rohingya community, he tweeted. Later, during a meeting with his Thai counterpart foreign minister Don Pramudwinai, he updated on what he had seen during his recent visit to Bangladesh and Myanmar and discussed how to do more to address the Rohingya crisis. He also met the chairman of the International Board to Rakhine Advisory Commission.