Myanmar vows to implement advisory commission's recommendations on Rakhine issue

Source: Xinhua| 2017-08-25 10:15:21|Editor: ying
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YANGON, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Myanmar government has pledged to set out a full roadmap soon for implementing advisory commission's recommendations on Rakhine issue, said a statement of the Office of the State Counselor on late Thursday.

The Myanmar-government-appointed Advisory Commission on Rakhine State is chaired by former Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan.

As an immediate step, a new ministerial-led committee will be established for overseeing delivery and reporting regularly on its progress, the statement said, adding that the new committee will be supported by an advisory board on Rakhine state involving international experts and local nationals.

The statement recounted that a number of recommendations with regard to healthcare access, creation of job opportunities and infrastructural construction has been implemented in accordance with the commission's August interim report, while working to promote religious harmony and communal relations.

The statement also said the government is developing a strategy and timeline to move forward the national verification process and close internally displaced camps in the state, of which three camps have been closed.

In cooperation with the European Union and the United Nations, the Myanmar government is working for capacity building for police and security forces in the areas of human rights, child protection and gender-based violence.

However, the statement pointed out that a resurgence of violence in recent weeks was seen with troubling signs of external interference aimed at aggravating an already difficult situation.

Welcoming the recommendations for meaningful and long-term solution, the statement pledged to give the report full consideration with a view to carrying out the recommendations to the fullest extent and within the shortest timeframe possible in line with the situation on the ground.

Annan arrived in Nay Pyi Taw on Tuesday to present the final report to the government, titled "Towards a Peaceful, Fair and Prosperous Future for the People of Rakhine", after visiting Rakhine state late last year.

The report recommends urgent and sustained action on a number of fronts to prevent violence, maintain peace, foster reconciliation and offer a sense of hope to the state's hard-pressed population.

The report put forward recommendations to surmount the political, socio-economic and humanitarian challenges that currently face Rakhine state.

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