Speaker, Inter-Parliamentary Union president discuss plight of Rohingya

AMMAN — Lower House Speaker Atef Tarawneh on Monday received a letter from the Inter-Parliamentary Union president, Deputy Saber Chowdhury, in reply to Tarawneh’s letter regarding the plight of the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.

Chowdhury expressed his “deep concern” over the continued violence, threat and forcible displacement of the Rohingya minority, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. He noted that the union will closely monitor the situation in Rakhine and will exert its best efforts to help Myanmar authorities reach a peaceful solution.