Arakan News Agency
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak participated in a rally on Dec. 4 in the capital Kuala Lumpur during which he condemned violence against Rohingya Muslims as “genocide” and urged other Asian nations to increase pressure on Myanmar to stop the violence.
The move prompted Myanmar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Kyaw Tin to summon Malaysian Ambassador Haniff Bin Abd Rahman to express dismay over Najib’s remarks against the government and reject accusations of genocide and ethnic cleansing.
“The Minister of State also stressed the need for the international community to assist Myanmar in its efforts to maintain peace, stability, and security of the people and to make progress in building better relations between the two communities, instead of making calls based on unverified allegations that will only cause bigger problems than solutions,” said a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign affairs on Wednesday.
The statement went on to note the Myanmar government’s appointment of the Arakan Advisory Commission led by former United Nations chief Kofi Annan and a national-level Investigation Commission to examine the situation in Arakan.
