Pompeo decries 'abhorrent ethnic cleansing' in Myanmar
Monday 27/August/2018 - 07:52 PM
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said his country
will continue to hold accountable those responsible for the "abhorrent
ethnic cleansing" of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, Voice of America
reported Sunday.
Pompeo's statement came on the one year anniversary
of the conflict in western Myanmar's Rakhine state that drove more than 700,000
Rohingya from their homes into neighboring Bangladesh.
"A year ago, following deadly militant attacks,
security forces responded by launching abhorrent ethnic cleansing of ethnic
Rohingya in Burma," Pompeo said on Twitter. "The US will continue to
hold those responsible accountable. The military must respect human rights for
Burma's democracy to succeed."
