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<p>We share many of the concerns that United to End Genocide raise in their recent
report on the plight of the Rohingya. We continue to press the Burmese government
to find a long term solution to bring peace and reconciliation to the communities
in Rakhine State. The Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right
hon. Friend the Member for East Devon (Mr Swire), summoned the Burmese Ambassador
on 7 April and called on the Burmese government urgently to restore humanitarian access
to all communities in need, and to ensure the security of humanitarian aid workers
and all communities in Rakhine State. Mr Swire raised our wider concerns about the
situation in Rakhine State with senior Burmese Ministers during his visit in January.
I personally discussed the situation with Minister of National Planning and Economic
Development, Dr Kan Zaw, during his visit to the UK in March.</p><p>We remain in close
contact with Médecins Sans Frontières and have made clear to the Burmese government
their responsibility to ensure services are adequately delivered. We continue to maintain
that allegations of human rights abuses must be dealt with immediately through a clear
and transparent investigative and prosecutorial process that meets international standards.</p>
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