G8 Foreign Ministers

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Defence – in the House of Commons at 4:30 pm on 15 April 2013.

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Photo of Jon Ashworth Jon Ashworth Opposition Whip (Commons) 4:30, 15 April 2013

I was grateful that the Foreign Secretary in his statement and the G8 communiqué referred to Burma and to the need to end religious and ethnic tensions there. I am sure he is aware that, in recent weeks, there have been more reports of sectarian violence against the Rohingya community and other Muslim communities. The root of much of it is Rohingya citizenship. What pressure, through the G8 discussions, can he bring to bear on Burma both to recognise Rohingya citizenship and to safeguard the human rights of all religious minorities in Burma?