(CNN) The general many hold responsible for the Rohingya refugee crisis has told Pope Francis there is "no religious discrimination" in Myanmar. Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said all faiths in the country are able to worship freely following a meeting Monday with Francis after the pontiff arrived in Myanmar for his first trip to the staunchly Buddhist country. "The Tatmadaw is making efforts to restore peace, and wish of all Tatmadawmen is to ensure peace of the nation," he said, using an alternative name for the country's army. "Myanmar has no discrimination among the ethnics." The Pope met Sr. Gen. Min Aung Hlaing and other top generals in the former capital Yangon for a 15-minute "courtesy visit" followed by an exchange of gifts, according to Vatican spokesman Greg Burke.