Cairo-hosted dialogue to draw up road map for settling Myanmar conflict

The Cairo-hosted dialogue for settling the conflict in Myanmar's Rakhine state is scheduled to draw up the basis of a road map for putting an end to the ethnic and religious strife among Buddhists, Muslims, Christians and Hindus there.

The talks will take up the outcome of the first round of dialogue which kicked off on Tuesday with the participation a number of youth representing the conflicting parties in Rakhine state in Myanmar.

The event - under the rubric "towards civilized humanitarian dialogue for Myanmar citizens" - is held under the aegis of the Muslim Council Of Elders led by Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb

A communique will be issued later Wednesday on the outcome of the dialogue.

Source: MENA