US says willing to take in Rohingya boat people

May 21, 2015 08:35

The United States is willing to take in Rohingya refugees as part of international efforts to cope with Southeast Asia's stranded boat people, the State Department has said.

Spokeswoman Marie Harf said yesterday that the US is prepared to take a leading role in any multi-country effort, organised by the United Nations refugee agency, to resettle the most vulnerable refugees.

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