Pope Francis said peace
can only be achieved via respect of human rights on the second
day of his visit to Myanmar.
"The arduous process of building peace and national
reconciliation can only progress through the commitment to
justice and the respect of human rights," Francis said in a
meeting with the diplomatic corps and authorities in the
capital, Nay Pyi Taw.
On Tuesday the Catholic leader also met Myanmar democratic
leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace Prize winner who has
come under fire over her response to the persecution of the
Rohingya people in Rakhine State.
"The future of Myanmar must be peace, a peace based on the
respect of the dignity and rights of each member of society, of
the respect of every ethnic group and its identity, of the
respect for the rule of law and of a democratic order that
enables each individual and group, none excluded, to offer their
legitimate contribution to the common good," he said.
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