Burmese Rohingya Activist Meets with ASEAN Secretary General

Mr. Surin Pitsuwan encouraged all Rohingya activists around the world to work more actively till the goal is met.

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(TOKYO, Japan) - Mr. Zaw Min Htut, President of Burmese Rohingya Association in Japan had a meeting with Mr. Surin Pitsuwan, Secretary General of Association of South East Asia Nation (ASEAN) on September 19, 2012 at Hotel New Otani in Tokyo, Japan.

In the meeting, after the presentation of Mr. Zaw Min Htut, ASEAN Secretary General Mr. Surin Pitsuwan responded that he will work more vigorously on Rohingya issue and want to see a long lasting solution very near future. He said that he will work with UN, OIC and Myanmar government to find a solution for long suffering Rohingyas. He added that Rohingyas should be recognized as ethnic minority of Myanmar and granted citizenship by Myanmar government.

Mr. Surin Pitsuwan said "There is not only religious discrimination but also Rohingyas were discriminated ethnically and politically. We should look back to their long suffering under the successive military government since 1962."

Mr. Surin Pitsuwan encouraged all Rohingya activists around the world to work more actively till the goal is met.

RB News Desk

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