The EU is to cut back ties with Burma’s military in response to the brutal security force crackdown on Muslim Rohingya areas of Rakhine State, reports the Financial Times.
“Only to suspend invitations to some Burmese military officers to visit Europe is an absolutely pathetic response to ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya,” said Mark Farmaner, director of Burma Campaign UK. “This weak response will be interpreted by the head of the military, Min Aung Hlaing, as a green light to continue abuses.”
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