What Barrack Obama said in Burma
His strongest comments were about the Muslim Rohingya minority, whose treatment he compared to the racism that once held back African-Americans like himself.
"What we've learned in the United States is that there are certain principles that are universal - that apply to everybody, no matter what you look like, no matter where you come from," Mr Obama said.
"No matter what religion you practise. The right of people to live without the threat that their families may be harmed or their homes may be burned simply because of who they are."
Already Rakhine Buddhist politicians, who have been backing campaigns to drive the Rohingyas out of Burma, have expressed their disappointment with the speech.
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