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<p>We noted the open letter from a number of Nobel Peace Prize Laureates in December
2016, and share the concern over access for humanitarian assistance. DFID and Foreign
Office officials have been in close contact with UN agencies monitoring humanitarian
access.</p><p>The UK Government has repeatedly urged the Government of Burma to allow
full unrestricted humanitarian access. The Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth
Affairs Boris Johnson MP, the Minister of State Rory Stewart MP, the Parliamentary
Under-Secretary of State Alok Sharma MP and the Minister of State for Foreign and
Commonwealth Affairs Baroness Anelay have all raised the issue personally with Burmese
ministers in recent meetings in Burma or London. DFID and Foreign Office officials
have visited Northern Rakhine together with international counterparts and lobbied
Burmese Ministers on this issue. The UK also discussed the issue at the UN Security
Council on 17 November, where we raised our concerns about the lack of humanitarian
access. The Government of Burma has committed to restoring humanitarian access and
we are pressing for, and stand ready to support, the delivery of this commitment.</p><p>
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