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<p>We have raised the situation in Rakhine with the Government of Burma, including
with State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi as well as the Ministers for Defence, Home
Affairs, Border Affairs, Immigration, and Information.</p><p>The Minister of State
for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my noble Friend, the Rt Hon Baroness Anelay
of St Johns, visited Burma from 9-12 November. She urged Burmese Government Ministers
to resume immediate humanitarian access to the affected areas in Northern Rakhine
and for a full and independent investigation into all reports of human rights violations.
The Government of Burma has committed publicly to do so. We have also raised the importance
of access and freedom for media personnel in Burma.</p>
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