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The proposed resolution drafted by Britain
and France would call on Myanmar
authorities to “immediately cease military
operations” and allow refugees now living in
makeshift camps in Bangladesh to return.
The six-page text does not threaten
sanctions, but lays out a series of concrete
demands.
Diplomats however said the draft resolution,
which would be the first formal response
from the top UN body, faces strong
opposition from China and they expect tough
negotiations ahead to reach agreement.
“The Chinese are not on board,” said a
Security Council diplomat, who spoke on
condition of anonymity. “They want us to say
nothing and do nothing on this issue.”
China, a supporter of Myanmar’s former
ruling junta, maintains that it is using private
channels to pass on the message that the
violence must end and the refugee crisis
addressed, according to diplomats.
Since late August, more than 600,000
Rohingya have fled an army campaign in
Myanmar’s Rakhine state that the United
Nations has denounced as ethnic cleansing.
Myanmar authorities say the military
operation is aimed at rooting out Rohingya
militants who staged attacks on police posts
two months ago.