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<p>Since the Burmese military’s operations in Rakhine in August and September 2017,
the UK has secured: EU agreement to introduce new sanctions targeting individual Burmese
military commanders responsible for clearance operations in Rakhine; a strengthened
EU Arms Embargo; and a UN Security Council Presidential Statement calling for Burma
to hold to account those responsible for human rights violations in Rakhine State.
The Government continues to assess that there is insufficient support at present for
a UN Security Council Resolution instituting a global arms embargo for Burma.</p><p>The
UK has made clear its deep concern about the resumption of hostilities in Kachin,
Shan and Karen States in recent months and called for Burma’s military to exercise
restraint, including in the Foreign Secretary’s call with State Counsellor Aung San
Suu Kyi on 11 June and the British Ambassador’s meeting with Burma’s Commander in
Chief Min Aung Hlaing on 3 May.</p>
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