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<p>The Foreign Secretary met with Burmese State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on 20
September in Burma and raised the importance of the safe, voluntary and dignified
return of refugees to Rakhine State, and ensuring those responsible for human rights
violations are held to account. I spoke with the Burmese Minister for International
Cooperation Kyaw Tin on 1 November to: stress the UK's serious concern at the 30 October
announcement of the Governments of Burma and Bangladesh that refugee repatriation
would commence in mid-November; and underline that the Commission of Inquiry needs
to be independent and credible, draw on all available evidence and lead to a judicial
process.</p>
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