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"Mr President, I would like to update you on the security situation in Myanmar’s Rakhine State.
Since violence first erupted in May this year, the government has drastically increased the presence of the security forces. The army’s presence has calmed the situation, preventing further killings and arson attacks. In contrast, local police and border guards are widely regarded as biased. Overall the government’s handling of the situation has been, by and large, adequate. The official death toll amounts to 89 people. Several thousand homes have been torched and 110 000 people have been displaced, the vast majority of them being Muslims. Most internally displaced population camps are crowded, ill-equipped and lacking shelter and basic sanitation. To alleviate the suffering of the displaced communities, our Humanitarian Office, ECHO, allocated an additional EUR 1 million this week to provide food, in addition to the EUR 4 million of humanitarian aid announced by President Barroso during his visit to the country on 3 November 2012.
The situation remains highly volatile. The latest reports we have indicate that the government is making serious efforts to provide security and to identify and prosecute the instigators. Arrests in recent days signal a more assertive stance by the government towards parts of the Rakhine population who orchestrated the violent outbreaks. This needs to be acknowledged, in particular as it runs against the majority populist Buddhist mainstream.
In high-level contacts – including President Barroso – the EU has continuously reminded the government of its responsibility to provide humanitarian access and to ensure the safety of all residents. Furthermore, we have dispatched expert missions to the affected areas in order to assess the situation at first hand and to look for opportunities for the EU to help develop both short- and long-term interventions. These are designed to stabilise the situation and pave the way for a peaceful co-existence of the two communities.
The government-appointed Rakhine Investigation Commission will submit an interim report with 40 recommendations to the President this week. The Commission was formed in August with a broad mandate. It will cover the causes of the violence, frame a response strategy, and suggest ways to promote the reconciliation of both communities. The Commission was put together with a view to representing the ethnic diversity of the country. We regret that so far no Rohingya representatives have been included, although the country’s Muslim Community is represented. Nevertheless, we note that the Commission has consulted a wide range of stakeholders.
The long-term solution to the situation of the Rohingya, including the question of citizenship, lies within Myanmar."@en1
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