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Perth, Australia (ANTARA News) - President Barack Obama will talk about violence in the Rakhine State of Myanmar during his visit to the country, said U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday.
Hillary will accompany Obama next week when he made the first U.S. president to visit Myanmar. In a trip that Obama will meet with President Thein Sein and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Foreign minister says unrest among the Rohingya Muslims and Buddhists in Myanmar's western Rakhine state will certainly color the negotiations Obama.
Clashes in the region so far in killing 180 people and forced more than 110,000 people from their homes, mostly Rohingya in makeshift camps.
"We condemn the violence, we call the calm and dialogue is important to address the needs of the pagkal legitimacy of these clashes," Clinton said.
"And of course we expect the Burmese authorities ensure the security and safety of all people in the area and to take weeks to stop the violence and take that, bring those responsible to justice."
In Obama will visit strengthens support for the reform process undertaken Myanmar president who has brought Aung San Suu Kyi had been under house arrest for a dozen years, a member of parliament.
Clinton said that Obama's visit was a sign to see how far the long isolated Myanmar's progress in reform and reflects an approach to positive change in the country.
"The reforms have a long way, the future is uncertain, but we will make progress and we want to see that progress continue," Clinton told reporters.
Washington restored diplomatic relations with Myanmar, and lift sanctions investment menyngkut July.
But the UN human rights chief Navi Pillay last week warned that the conflict could hamper reform efforts Rakhine state and called for Myanmar to allow Waga Rohingya citizenship.
The lack of civic groups that became the center of the two acts of violence and riots between Buddhists and Rohingya masyaraat since June.
Rohingya group, amounting to 800,000 people in Myanmar United Nations regarded as one of the most persecuted minorities in the world.
Obama is also expected to speak in front of groups of civil masyaraat and probably will visit the cultural sites in Yangon during his visit, according to AFP.
(H-RN/C003)
