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Myanmar’s State Councillor Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday said there is a similarity between Rohingya and Kashmir issue.
Suu Kyi said, “We are facing the same problem as India is facing in Kashmir”.
“We have to take care of innocent citizens as our resources are not as adequate as required, but we try our best and make ensure that every citizen is entitled to the protection of law,” she added, according to Outlook India.
Elaborating on the difficulties her government is facing, Suu Kyi said, “We have to think about how to differentiate between terrorists and innocent people. You in India are well-versed with this, because India has a large Muslim community and in place like Kashmir, where you face terrorism, the trouble of sorting out the terrorists from the innocent citizen and all those who are not involved in the terrorist movement at all, comes up.”
Suu Kyi further said that the issue of the Rohingya Muslims is one of the biggest challenges, dating back to pre-colonial times and hence, will take time to be resolved.
“The issue [Rohingya Muslims] is one of the biggest challenges Myanmar has to face, because you know that the situation in Rakhine has been difficult for many decades and infact it goes right back to pre-colonial times,” Suu Kyi told ANI.
She added, “It is a little unreasonable to expect that the issue can be resolved in 18 months as you know that our administration has been in power for the last 18 months.”
