Myanmar Foreign Minister and State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi speaks during a special keynote at the Foreign Ministry in Bangkok, Thailand, June 24, 2016. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
NAYPYITAW (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on Myanmar to improve living conditions for its Rohingya Muslim minority on Tuesday, ahead of peace talks between leader Aung San Suu Kyi and many of the country's ethnic armed rebel groups.
Myanmar's 1.1 million Rohingya will not be represented at the conference starting on Wednesday, but the fact Ban raised their plight - and used the term for the group that is divisive in Myanmar - may add to international pressure on Suu Kyi to address the issue.
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