Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi (Photo: AFP/VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Myanmar government has held anurgent meeting in Nay Pyi Taw to discuss issues related to national security andinternational relations.
The Myanmar Presidential Palace said on June 8 that government officials andarmy generals focused on debating domestic issues after the country signed a memorandumof understanding (MoU) with the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
The deal enables the UN bodies to access and engage in addressing the crisis inRakhine state as well as support the repatriation of Rohingya refugees,establishment of an investigation commission in Rakhine, and other issuesrelated to the state and national security.
Attending the meeting were 15 high-ranking leaders of Myanmar, including StateCounsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing. The meetingtook place one day after Myanmar signed the MoU with the UN agencies.
Some 700,000 people have fled over the border to Bangladesh after the militarylaunched a violent crackdown on Rohingya insurgents last August.
Myanmar and Bangladesh signed an agreement on repatriating Rohingya people inNovember 2017. But only some refugees have been cleared for return, as theyfear security instability.
Both countries have traded accusations over who is responsible for the delay.-VNA
Myanmar President U Htin Kyaw called for efforts to achieve durable internal unity and establishment of a democratic federal republic through the platform of the 21st Century Panglong Peace conference.
Myanmar Social Welfare Minister Win Myat Aye said Rohingya refugees will return to Myanmar as early as possible although the repatriation process is stagnating and the UN warned that their safety is not ensured.
Myanmar has decided to establish an independent commission of inquiry as part of its initiative to achieve reconciliation, peace and development in the western state of Rakhine, according to an announcement of the President's Office.
Myanmar’s National Security Advisor Thaung Tun said the country is willing to take back all 700,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees who have fled to Bangladesh due to violence if they volunteer to return.
The United Nations (UN) and Myanmar on June 6 signed an agreement enabling the UN to approach and join hands in dealing with the crisis in Rakhine state and returning Rohingya refugees.
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Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi (Photo: AFP/VNA) 
