Dhaka Tribune
May 9th, 2021
File Photo: Myanmar's United Nations ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun
The lawmakers said they were not convinced with NUG’s policy on the mainly-Muslim ethnic minority
Several US lawmakers have voiced against the recognition of Myanmar’s newly formed pro-democracy National Unity Government (NUG) expressing concerns about the group’s exclusion of Rohingya issue.
In a virtual hearing titled the Unfolding Crisis in Burma, US House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs members questioned Kyaw Moe Tun, Myanmar’s permanent representative to the United Nations regarding the NUG position on the Rohingya.