US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks with Myanmar Army Chief Min Aung Hlaing

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson spoke with Myanmar Army Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing yesterday and expressed concern over reported atrocities against Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State.

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State Department said in a statement that Mr Tillerson urged Myanmar's security forces to support the government in ending the violence and allowing the safe return of ethnic Rohingya who have fled the area.