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Prime Minister of Malaysia: Rohingya issue is an international matter, not an internal affair of Myanmar

19 January 2017

Arakan News Agency

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak denied that the issue of Rohingya minority is an internal affair of Myanmar, by saying it is a humanitarian issue to all the world and everyone should be concerned about them.

Also pointing out that the Asian countries are affected by the persecution of Rohingya minority which has led to hundreds of thousands of them to flee from injustice and persecution.
Abdul Razak said that human rights issues are not considered internal issues within the countries and stressed that Islam declares the importance to a point that  killing one innocent is equal to death for all mankind.
This came in a speech Razak at the opening session of the Special Meeting of Foreign Ministers of Organization of Islamic Cooperation held in Malaysia today to find a solution to the issue of Rohingya minority in Myanmar.

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