Pope Francis will hold talks with Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday, a key moment of a tour aimed at soothing religious and ethnic hatreds that have driven huge numbers of Muslim Rohingya from the country.
The keenly-watched meet in Naypyidaw comes as Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, has been frozen out by a global rights community that once adored her, outraged at her tepid reaction to plight of the Rohingya.
After the talks, the pontiff will address Suu Kyi and diplomats in the capital -- his first opportunity to speak on a conflict that looms over his trip.
The 80-year-old late Monday received a "courtesy visit" from the powerful army chief Min Aung Hlaing -- whose troops the UN and US believe have prosecuted a campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya from Rakhine state
General Min Aung Hlaing has firmly denied allegations of widespread brutality by his forces, despite the flight of 620,000 Rohingya to Bangladesh since August. His office said he told the pope there was "no discrimination" in Myanmar, vaunting his military for keeping "the peace and stability of the country".
The pope has repeatedly spoken out from afar about the crisis, standing up for his Rohingya "brothers and sisters". A similar embrace in Myanmar is fraught with danger -- using the term "Rohingya" is unacceptable in a country where the Muslim minority are denied citizenship and branded illegal "Bengali" immigrants. The country is listening closely to see if Francis will name the Rohingya on Myanmar soil, and risk provoking the outrage of Buddhist nationalists. Early Tuesday, day two of four-day visit, the pontiff attended an inter-religious meeting in Yangon, where he met leaders from Buddhist, Muslim, Baptist and Jewish faiths. He flies up to the capital Naypyidaw Tuesday afternoon to meet Aung San Suu Kyi.
The Lady, as she is known fondly in Myanmar, finally came to power after elections in 2015 but has fallen from grace internationally for not doing more to stand up to the army in defence of the Rohingya -- whose name she will not publicly say.
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General Min Aung Hlaing has firmly denied allegations of widespread brutality by his forces, despite the flight of 620,000 Rohingya to Bangladesh since August. His office said he told the pope there was "no discrimination" in Myanmar, vaunting his military for keeping "the peace and stability of the country".
The pope has repeatedly spoken out from afar about the crisis, standing up for his Rohingya "brothers and sisters". A similar embrace in Myanmar is fraught with danger -- using the term "Rohingya" is unacceptable in a country where the Muslim minority are denied citizenship and branded illegal "Bengali" immigrants. The country is listening closely to see if Francis will name the Rohingya on Myanmar soil, and risk provoking the outrage of Buddhist nationalists. Early Tuesday, day two of four-day visit, the pontiff attended an inter-religious meeting in Yangon, where he met leaders from Buddhist, Muslim, Baptist and Jewish faiths. He flies up to the capital Naypyidaw Tuesday afternoon to meet Aung San Suu Kyi.
The Lady, as she is known fondly in Myanmar, finally came to power after elections in 2015 but has fallen from grace internationally for not doing more to stand up to the army in defence of the Rohingya -- whose name she will not publicly say.
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