US President Obama has praised the Burmese President Thein Sein, after he became the first Burmese leader to visit the White House since 1966.
Obama stated that Thein Sein had made "genuine efforts" to solve the Burma's ongoing ethnic conflict, a whilst also referring to the country as Myanmar - the name appointed by the country's military rulers, for the first time.
However he also expressed "deep concern" at violence against Muslims, adding,
''the displacement of people, the violence directed towards them needs to stop''.
The visit by Thein Sein has faced severe criticism, which the US has defended, stating it showed commitment to "governments that make the important decision to embrace reform".
Jennifer Quigley, from the US Campaign for Burma, stated the visit related "the message that crimes against humanity by state forces against ethnic and religious minorities in Burma will be ignored by [President Obama's] administration."
See the report from the BBC here