Thursday, November 16, 2017

Senior General Min Aung Hlaing receives US Secretary of State



November 15, 2017
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing received the Hon. Rex Tillerson, United States Secretary of State, at Zayya Thiri Beikman receiving hall in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday afternoon.


During the meeting, the Senior General discussed the ARSA terrorists attacks on Rakhine State’s security stations.

Mr. Tillerson expressed his sorrow on loss of lives during ARSA’s terrorist attacks in Rakhine State.

He also spoke of the continuing good relations between Myanmar and Bangladesh.

The US Secretary of State advised Myanmar to cooperate internationally and also expressed the goodwill of the US for Myanmar to succeed in its transition to democracy.

He also asked for details about the current situations in Myanmar.

The Senior General pointed out the connection of the most recent terrorist attacks on 25 August with attacks that occurred on 9 October 2016 and also explained what he said were the “right and equal reaction of the Myanmar Tatmadaw to terrorists” and the “wrong views and thoughts from international media”.

Also discussed were the processes that should be followed for relaying accurate information about Rakhine issues to international media, sharing views on the resettlement process being implemented by the government of Myanmar for the Islamic people who arrived back to Myanmar and bilateral cooperation between the two countries on combating drugs and terrorist attacks.

            Myanmar News Agency
Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar

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