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<p>The Government is deeply concerned about the welfare of the Rohingya community
in Burma, especially in light of a number of security operations launched in response
to the attack on police posts on 9 October. Foreign and Commonwealth Office Ministers
and our Ambassador in Rangoon have raised our concerns at the highest levels with
the Government of Burma on a number of occasions in recent weeks. On 29 November I
raised the issue of the Rohingya with the visiting Burmese Minister for Construction,
and relayed calls for the immediate resumption of humanitarian access to Northern
Rakhine. I reiterated our call for an independent investigation into allegations of
human rights abuses. In a meeting with the Bangladesh High Commissioner, also on 29
November, I welcomed the existing humanitarian assistance provided by the Bangladesh
Government to date and urged the government not to return into danger people who seek
refuge in Bangladesh.</p>
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