[chottala.com] US urges both Bangladesh and Myanmar to help victims of communal violence in Rakhine state

US urges both Bangladesh and Myanmar to help victims of communal violence in Rakhine state

WASHINGTON - The United States is calling on both Myanmar and neighbouring Bangladesh to help the victims of recent communal violence in western Myanmar that left scores dead and thousands displaced.Assistant secretary of state for human rights and democracy, Michael Posner, said Thursday the governments of both countries were obligated "to ameliorate this very challenging situation."

Bangladesh has turned back more than 2,000 ethnic Rohingyas this month who tried to enter the country after clashes between Rohingyas and ethnic Rakhine Buddhists in Myanmar.

Posner said the U.S. has urged Bangladesh to open its borders in accordance with its international obligations under a refugee convention.He said Washington was also very concerned about 15,000 people displaced inside Myanmar's Rakhine state.Posner was responding to a question submitted during a live webcast.

http://www.theprovince.com/news/urges+both+Bangladesh+Myanmar+help+victims+communal+violence+Rakhine/6854841/story.html

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