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| Prince Charles omits Myanmar from Asia tour amid Rohingya conflict | Prince Charles omits Myanmar from Asia tour amid Rohingya conflict |
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| Myanmar visit was considered for prince’s trip on behalf of British government but it has now been left put of official program | |
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| Wed 4 Oct 2017 01.44 BST | |
| First published on Wed 4 Oct 2017 01.10 BST | |
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| Prince Charles will tour south-east Asia and India later this month but the heir to the British throne will not visit Myanmar, after a spate of violence and allegations that authorities are carrying out ethnic cleansing. | Prince Charles will tour south-east Asia and India later this month but the heir to the British throne will not visit Myanmar, after a spate of violence and allegations that authorities are carrying out ethnic cleansing. |
| Media reports last month said an official visit to Myanmar was being suggested for the trip, which the prince is undertaking on behalf of the British government, and aides acknowledged it had been considered as part of the schedule. | Media reports last month said an official visit to Myanmar was being suggested for the trip, which the prince is undertaking on behalf of the British government, and aides acknowledged it had been considered as part of the schedule. |
| But it was omitted from the final program issued on Wednesday. Charles and his wife Camilla will travel to Singapore, Malaysia and then to India where he will meet the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi. | But it was omitted from the final program issued on Wednesday. Charles and his wife Camilla will travel to Singapore, Malaysia and then to India where he will meet the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi. |
| “We looked at a range of options in the region and, as we’re announcing today, we’re going ahead with the visit to Singapore and Malaysia,” Philip Malone, the deputy head of department at Britain’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office, told reporters. | “We looked at a range of options in the region and, as we’re announcing today, we’re going ahead with the visit to Singapore and Malaysia,” Philip Malone, the deputy head of department at Britain’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office, told reporters. |
| Malone and royal aides declined to elaborate. | Malone and royal aides declined to elaborate. |
| More than 500,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh in the past month since insurgents attacked security posts near the border, triggering fierce military retaliation that the United Nations has branded ethnic cleansing. | More than 500,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh in the past month since insurgents attacked security posts near the border, triggering fierce military retaliation that the United Nations has branded ethnic cleansing. |
| Last month Britain suspended its training program for the military in Myanmar because of the violence, and diplomatic relations have deteriorated. | Last month Britain suspended its training program for the military in Myanmar because of the violence, and diplomatic relations have deteriorated. |
| Rights campaigners had argued against a royal visit. | Rights campaigners had argued against a royal visit. |
| “To have someone of Prince Charles’s stature go to visit the country would be seen as a reward, and giving legitimacy to the government and the military that are currently violating international law,” said Mark Farmaner, director of Burma Campaign UK. | “To have someone of Prince Charles’s stature go to visit the country would be seen as a reward, and giving legitimacy to the government and the military that are currently violating international law,” said Mark Farmaner, director of Burma Campaign UK. |
| Charles and Camilla will begin their tour in Singapore on 31 October before going to Malaysia, where they will celebrate 60 years of diplomatic ties since the former British colony became independent, before concluding the 11-day tour in India. | Charles and Camilla will begin their tour in Singapore on 31 October before going to Malaysia, where they will celebrate 60 years of diplomatic ties since the former British colony became independent, before concluding the 11-day tour in India. |
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