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Russia and China block UN statement on Myanmar
Both countries blocked a proposed UN Security Council statement that would have expressed concern over the persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar's Rakhine state, UN diplomats say.
Russia and China block UN statement on Myanmar
The UN has described the Rohingya as the most persecuted minority in the world. / TRT World and Agencies
By Staff Reporter

China and Russia blocked a proposed UN Security Council (UNSC) statement on Friday that would have expressed concern over the tense situation in Myanmar's Rakhine state, diplomats said. Myanmar's military carried out a four-month offensive against the Muslim Rohingya in northern Rakhine state that UN human rights investigators have said likely resulted in atrocities and crimes against humanity.

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