Iranian, Belgian Speakers Discuss Concerns about Rohingya Muslim Crisis
Ali Larijani and his Belgian counterpart Siegfried Bracke, met in Tehran on Saturday.
After the meeting, Larijani told reporters at a press conference that he and Bracke discussed regional crises, the issue of terrorism as a common concern of Tehran and Brussels, and the tragic events in Myanmar.
He further described the violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar as a misery for all humans.
Myanmar’s government has laid a siege to the western state of Rakhine, where Rohingya Muslims are concentrated.
There, horrific violence, including killing, rape and torching property, has been taking place against the minority Muslims, according to reports and eyewitnesses.
Soldiers and extremist Buddhists have reportedly been killing or raping the Muslims and setting their homes on fire.
Myanmar's government says 400 people, mostly Muslims, have died in the latest bout of violence. The UN says the actual number likely tops 1,000.
So far, the global community has failed to take action against the "ethnic cleansing” of the Rohingya and to immediately demand an end to the atrocities.
