The commission wanted to know people’s opinions to approach the issue, Annan said.The president and Annan discussed the Union Peace Conference or Panglong conference, agricultural technology and preventive measures against drugs carried out by the Kofi Annan Foundation.Min Aung Hlaing received the Annan-led delegation at the Bayintnaung Guest Hall in Naypyitaw on September 8. I advise that the commission should observe conflicts between two communities based on history," Min Aung Hlaing said.He engaged on a contentious history lesson: "The first war with British broke out in 1824. In the Rakhine region, the population of ’Bengalis’ has been increasing gradually. Bengal was split into East and West Bengal and in 1971, East Bengal [East Pakistan] became Bangladesh. He stressed the need to continue citizenship monitoring, while the commission tried to seek ways to address the issue in accord with the law.

Source: The Nation Bangkok September 10, 2016 04:41 UTC