- The UN delegation on a two-day visit will meet the country鈥檚 top leader, State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi
- They are expected to see the aftermath of the army鈥檚 crackdown as well as the government鈥檚 preparations for taking back the refugees from Bangladesh
NAYPYITAW: Members of a UN Security Council team probing Myanmar鈥檚 crisis over its ethnic Rohingya Muslim minority have arrived in the country鈥檚 capital after a visit to Bangladesh, where about 700,000 Rohingya who fled military-led violence live in refugee camps.
The UN delegation on a two-day visit will meet the country鈥檚 top leader, State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, and military commander Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing before traveling to northern Rakhine state, the area from which the Rohingya fled.
They are expected to see the aftermath of the army鈥檚 crackdown as well as the government鈥檚 preparations for taking back the refugees from Bangladesh.
The army launched counterinsurgency sweeps in Rakhine after attacks last August on security personnel. They have been accused of massive human rights violations.