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Rohingya crisis: Maldives ceases trade with Myanmar

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Tue Sep 5, 2017 01:17 PM Last update on: Tue Sep 5, 2017 03:43 PM

Displaced Rohingya refugees from Rakhine state in Myanmar rest near Ukhia, at the border between Bangladesh and Myanmar, as they flee violence on September 4, 2017. A total of 87,000 mostly Rohingya refugees have arrived in Bangladesh since violence erupted in neighbouring Myanmar on August 25, the United Nations said today, amid growing international criticism of Aung San Suu Kyi. Photo: AFP

Condemning the atrocities committed against the Rohingya community, Maldives today ceased trade ties with Myanmar.

"The Maldives is deeply concerned by the recent cycle of violence that resulted the death of dozens of Rohingya Muslims and displacing several thousands," a press release issued by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Maldives on September 3 reads.

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The Government of Maldives has decided to cease all trade ties with Myanmar, until the Government of Myanmar takes measures to prevent the atrocities being committed against Rohingya Muslims, according to the release.  

The country requests the United Nations Secretary General and the United Nations Human Rights Council to look into the grave violations of human rights against the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.