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Neighbouring Bangladesh: Suu Kyi and Rohingya

neighbouring bangladesh: Canadian officials, who have spoken on the condition of anonymity, have said Ottawa has been reluctant to overtly blame Suu Kyi for the violence against Muslims in her country because it believes Myanmar's military is using it to undermine her celebrated global reputation, according to National Observer. Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and the United Nations have said the violence against the Rohingya amounts to ethnic cleansing. This will be their first meeting since a crackdown by security forces that began in late August and has forced 900,000 Rohingya Muslims into exile in neighbouring Bangladesh. Before his meeting with Suu Kyi, Trudeau will be briefed Friday by Bob Rae, Canada's special envoy for the Rohingya crisis, on his findings in Myanmar. ; Rae is also expected to use the 21-member APEC summit to meet other regional players to push for a co-ordinated solution to the crisis. He spoke with her in September and also wrote her a letter to outline what she and the government of Myanmar must do to protect innocent lives and act according to the expectations of Canada and the world. Trudeau has said he's reached out to Suu Kyi about the atrocities being committed against the Rohingya. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.