Canadian envoy to Myanmar was spending holiday, says Global Affairs
Ottawa, Jan 8 (IBNS): Global Affairs on Monday said Canadian envoy to Myanmar, Karen MacArthur, was spending a private holiday with her husband as the latter's tweet praising idyllic beach of the troubled country sparked a controversy on the first day of the new year, CTV News reported.
Karen's husband Peter, Canadian envoy to Indonesia, had put up a tweet on Jan 1 which was later deleted.
Peter's tweet has been quoted by CBC News: "First day of 2018 unfolded on a Myanmar beach where the great surf is pleasingly turquoise coloured, warm, clean and clear -- perfect for snorkelling to visit with nature and the fish."
The controversy has sparked because Myanmar is a troubled country with its persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state.
Global Affairs spokesperson Briane Maxwell told CTV News that any Canadian diplomat is free to visit a troubled country.
"This was a private holiday that did not take place in Rakhine State" Maxwell said.
(Reporting by Suman Das)
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