Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has urged State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi to create an environment that will allow refugees to return from Bangladesh, Japan Today reported.
"With regard to the alleged human rights violations in Rakhine State, it is indispensable that the Myanmar government and military take appropriate measures promptly," Abe was quoted by the Japanese Foreign Ministry as telling Suu Kyi in their meeting in Tokyo.
Suu Kyi expressed her intention to address the Rakhine issue "correctly" and take necessary steps, the ministry said. Abe pledged Japan's support, according to the report.