Voice of America: Australia Boosts Burma Aid, Presses for Sectarian Resolution

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Australia Boosts Burma Aid, Presses for Sectarian Resolution Feb 21st 2013, 18:18 Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr is calling on Burmese authorities to resolve sectarian tensions between Rakhine state Muslim and Buddhist communities, and to support local development in that region.   Carr, who spoke to reporters Thursday after talks with his Thai counterpart, Surapong Tovichakchaikul, said solutions to the ongoing conflict between ethnic Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims had to be addressed at the local level, and that non-Burmese authorities can't resolve ... Media files: 4B695B01-5094-4C37-B756-D641DCA88180_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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