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<p>We have raised our concerns at the situation of the Rohingya community in every
one of our recent Ministerial contacts with the Burmese government. <br><br>The former
Foreign Secretary, my right hon. Friend the member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague),
raised the situation in Rakhine State in a call with his Burmese counterpart, U Wunna
Maung Lwin, in April. He called for the Burmese government to facilitate humanitarian
assistance to all communities in the State. <br><br>I also raised this issue with
Khin Maung Soe, Burmese Minister for Electric Power in July, as well as with the Burmese
Ambassador, whom I summoned in April to register my concerns. <br><br>My hon. Friend
the member for New Forest West and Minister of State for International Development
(Mr Swayne), discussed Rakhine with Minister for the President’s Office, U Soe Thein
in August. In October the Minister of State for International Development specifically
raised the difficulty of delivering humanitarian assistance to displaced people in
Rakhine with the Minister for Immigration and the Rakhine Chief Minister. <br> <br>In
Rangoon our Ambassador and Embassy officials consistently discuss these concerns with
representatives of the Burmese government.</p>
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