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<p>We have raised our serious concern at the situation of the Rohingya community in
all of our recent Ministerial contacts with the Burmese government. On 18 May, the
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right Hon. Friend the Member
for East Devon (Mr Swire), called the Burmese Ambassador in London to the Foreign
and Commonwealth Office to express our concern at the situation of Rohingya and the
related migrant crisis in the Bay of Bengal. He made clear the need for Burma to work
towards a long-term solution that brings peace and reconciliation and ensures the
civil and human rights of all communities within Rakhine State. The UK is one of the
largest bilateral humanitarian donors in Rakhine State. We have invested over £18m
in humanitarian support there since 2012.</p>
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