UNION Minister for Border Affairs Lt-Gen Yar Pyae re­ceived United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Mr Filippo Grandi yesterday morning at the guest hall of the Ministry of Border Affairs.

 

They exchanged views on efforts being carried out for stability and peace in the border areas of Myanmar, the development of those regions, and the improvement of the socioeconomic life of ethnic people living in border areas. They also discussed the pro­gress of the national recon­ciliation and domestic peace processes being implemented by the Government, the cur­rent status of humanitarian assistance, matters relating to the safe and dignified re­turn of displaced persons to their places of origin in Rakh­ine State of their own accord when stability and peace are achieved, as well as possible future cooperation with the UNHCR. — MNA/KZL