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Myanmar acts to perform Rakhine recommendations

Myanmar forms commission to perform recommendations on Rakhine

The Myanmar Government has formed an advisory commission comprising domestic and foreign experts to implement recommendations on Rakhine-related issues set out in the final report of the Advisory Commission led by former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, and the Maungtaw Investigation Commission.
Myanmar forms commission to perform recommendations on Rakhine ảnh 1Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh (Source: AFP/VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The MyanmarGovernment has formed an advisory commission comprising domestic and foreignexperts to implement recommendations on Rakhine-related issues set out in thefinal report of the Advisory Commission led by former UN Secretary-General KofiAnnan, and the Maungtaw Investigation Commission.

To ensure the effective implementation of Rakhinestate-related matters, the advisory commission gathers a total of 10 local andforeign experts from related fields, including politics and diplomacy.

Meanwhile, the Myanmar Government has alsoasked for cooperation from the local and international community in rebuildingand resettlement efforts for conflict-torn Rakhine state.

In the latest development, all displacedpeople taking shelter at 31 camps in Sittway, capital of Rakhie state, havecome back to their homes as the situation in the state returned to normality.

According to statistics released by the MyanmarGovernment, extremist terrorists launched attacks on police outposts in Rakhineon August 25, displacing many Rohingya Muslims.Around 600,000 Rohingyas from Rakhine have fled to  neighbouring Bangladesh.-VNA
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