Rakhine is one of the seven states in Myanmar, with its population comprising various ethnic backgrounds. Majority of the population is Rakhine, while the Rohingyas are a minority.Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia recently established four schools in Myanmars Rakhine County in a bid to solve the communal conflict there, according to a press release from the Indonesian Foreign Affairs Ministry received here on Thursday.
"The construction of the four schools proves that Indonesia is actively supporting the resolution of conflict in Rakhine County through humanitarian approach," Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia A.M. Fachir stated while inaugurating the operations of the four schools on Monday (Dec. 8) in Mawrawaddy village, Rakhine County.
The four schools were built in Thaykan, Sanbalay, Mawrawaddy, and Buthidaung villages in Rakhine County.
The inauguration ceremony was held in Mawrawaddy village and was attended by Indonesian Ambassador to Myanmar Ito Sumardi, Myanmars Minister of Border Affairs Lieutenant General Thet Naing Win, and Chief Minister of Rakhine County U. Maung Maung Ohn, and several representatives from the UN bodies operating in Myanmar.
During the inauguration ceremony, Chief Minister of Rakhine County U. Maung Maung Ohn lauded Indonesias involvement in the peace process between conflicting parties in Rakhine.
Rakhine is one of the seven states in Myanmar, with its population comprising various ethnic backgrounds. Majority of the population is Rakhine, while the Rohingyas are a minority.
The Rohingya is one of the ethnic groups, which has not been recognized by the Myanmarese government as citizen. Communal conflicts have been ongoing in Rakhine for years. Earlier, in late 2012, sectarian violence between Rohingya and Rakhine ethnic communities claimed about 200 lives and left at least 110 thousand displaced in Rakhine State.(*)
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