‘Why destroy bright int’l image, Modi told Suu Kyi’
Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj says
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his recent visit to Myanmar told the country's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi that "she has a very bright international image and why should she destroy it".
Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said this during a meeting with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka today.
Sushma said Modi told Aung San Suu Kyi that she has a very bright international image and she should not destroy it, PM's press secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed reporters after the meeting quoting the Indian minister, reports UNB.
Modi paid a two-day visit in Myanmar from September 6 amid renewed violence in Rakhine state that forced thousands of Rohingya Muslims to flee to neighbouring Bangladesh.
During his visit, Modi discussed Rohingya issue with Aung San Suu Kyi. After the meeting, Modi said that India shared Myanmar's concern about "extremist violence" in its Rakhine state, where a security force operation against Muslim rebels forced thousands of Rohingyas to flee to Bangladesh.