Myanmar's military junta denied the genocide of minorities in Rohingya and dismissed the United States as "politically motivated" and "tantamount to interfering in the internal affairs of sovereign states." Myanmar's Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that "Myanmar has never engaged in any operational genocide" and has no "genocide intent" on any group. U. S. Secretary of State James Blinken said on Monday that the military's atrocities against the Rohingya were "widespread and orderly" to eliminate the minority was clear, so the army's actions constituted "genocide" and "crimes against humanity".