Julie Bishop presses Myanmar leader for 'credible' Rohingya investigation

By Lindsay Murdoch
Updated February 19 2017 - 1:19am, first published 12:15am
"I have expressed my concerns about the situation in Rakhine State": Foreign Minister Julie Bishop. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
"I have expressed my concerns about the situation in Rakhine State": Foreign Minister Julie Bishop. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Two villages in Rakhine state, Myanmar, before and after they were destroyed: Kyet Yoe Pyin is shown at left in March and November  2016, and Wa Peik in 2014 and November 2016. Photo: Human Rights Watch/New York Times
Two villages in Rakhine state, Myanmar, before and after they were destroyed: Kyet Yoe Pyin is shown at left in March and November 2016, and Wa Peik in 2014 and November 2016. Photo: Human Rights Watch/New York Times

Bangkok: Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has told Myanmar's de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi Australia is "deeply concerned" about atrocities on Rohingya Muslims documented in a United Nations report.

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