"(Refused to use the word 'Rohingya', instead using 'Muslim' or 'Bengali' to describe the community)."

"I don't believe in professional dissidents. I think it's just a phase, like adolescence."

"Our government has emerged as a body committed to the defence of human rights, all within the borders of our country. We condemn all human rights violations, Myanmar is committed to peace and rule of …"

"There is an evil chance that those who have suffered much may inflict suffering on others."

"It is often in the name of cultural integrity as well as social stability and national security that democratic reforms based on human rights are resisted by authoritarian governments."