Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

On the question of genocide, we are monitoring the cases before the international court. In this respect it is important to note that the prosecutor for the International Criminal Court is continuing to conduct a criminal investigation into alleged crimes within the court's jurisdictions committed against the Rohingya people. That investigation was authorised by the pretrial chamber of the court in November 2019. The prosecutor visited Bangladesh earlier this year and confirmed during that visit that his investigation would be a priority during his tenure. He has allocated additional resources to the investigative team, in particular with a view to accelerating the collection of analysis and evidence. We are very much supportive of that process and will support its conclusions in the context of the potential genocide that took place there.

On arms embargoes and pressure on the junta in Myanmar, perhaps the most effective way of putting pressure on that junta is through China. I have had conversations with my Chinese counterpart in relation to how China might be more proactive. It is one of the few countries that have the capacity to influence the junta there.

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