The United States urged the UN General Assembly on June 10 to engage with the Arakan Army (AA), which controls almost all of Rakhine State, in talks on the repatriation of the Rohingya.
The UN Special Representative for Myanmar, Julie Bishop, presented some of her findings on the conflict in Myanmar and the humanitarian needs of civilians, before the member states resumed their discussions.
During the discussions, Jonathan Shashra, the US Special Representative for the United Nations Economic and Social Council, stressed the need to engage with the AA on the repatriation of Rohingya who have fled Rakhine State.
The US also called for both the military and the AA to focus on protecting civilians and respecting human life.
Chinese representative Sen Lai said that the main issue for the repatriation of the Rohingya is for Myanmar and Bangladesh to discuss, and that China is providing diplomatic assistance to both sides.