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On the recordJanuary 2, 2018
We must always make clear this assistance in no way signals the United States has given up on efforts to create the conditions in Rakhine State.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Cardin clarifies that U.S. aid does not mean abandoning efforts for a political solution.

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