News Story: Former UN chief pledges to work for easing tensions in Myanmar's western state

Kofi Annan (Image: Wiki Commons)

YANGON, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has pledged to address tensions in Myanmar's Rakhine state.

Meeting with press Thursday evening following his first visit to the Rakhine state, Annan expressed his advisory commission's commitment to impartiality in advising the government so as to solve issues in accordance with international norms.

Annan said his commission's primary mission was to provide recommendations and suggestions about how best to meet the international criteria in tackling the sensitive issue of the Rakhine state, while pledging to act righteously and impartially focusing on providing humanitarian aid, reconciliation and development.

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