brussels european union cut back contact myanmar top general first step increase sanction army offensive drive 500,000 rohingya muslims country accord draft document see reuters thousands rohingya flee myanmar bangladesh monday new surge refugees drive fear starvation violence unite nations denounce ethnic cleanse unite state european union consider target sanction myanmar military leaders though european bloc see options relatively limit hard-hitting direct leverage grind eu foreign minister discuss situation myanmar oct.16 draft joint statement say bloc suspend invitations commander-in-chief myanmar/burma arm force senior military officer text discuss envoys 28 eu state tuesday may modify say eu may consider measure depend developments myanmar would respond accordingly positive developments document confirm support exist eu embargo arm equipment use internal repression call myanmar discuss repatriate refugees neighbor bangladesh praise latter role crisis start attack rohingya militants security post bring ferocious military response refugees right group say army buddhist vigilantes use kill arson drive rohingya myanmar myanmar reject accusations ethnic cleanse eu draft characterize situation most-affected rakhine state extremely serious say kachin provinces also great concern call side cease violence tell military end operations protect civilians equally well call myanmar allow humanitarian access affect regions west invest politically myanmar leader nobel peace laureate aung san suu kyi face scathing international criticism stop violence eu feel disillusion also acknowledge aung san suu kyi little influence myanmar security force move punish army head largely symbolic west also wary hurt wide economy destabilize already-tense tie suu kyi army leverage grind fade compare myanmar immediate neighbor include china exclusive eu may shun myanmar general new sanction draft