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UN fails to agree on Myanmar statement, diplomats blame China, Russia - Expat Guide to Russia

UN fails to agree on Myanmar statement, diplomats blame China, Russia Published on Share The UN Security Council failed to agree Friday on a joint statement on the crisis in Myanmar after a closed-door meeting, with diplomats blaming Beijing the junta’s main backer and Russia for raising objections and putting forward their own competing text. The session was convened by Vietnam to present the conclusions of a recent Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Indonesia. ASEAN is to appoint an envoy to help resolve the crisis sparked by the February 1 coup by the Myanmar military. During the meeting, the UN Special Envoy to Myanmar, Christine Schraner Burgener, who is currently touring the region, gave a report on her long meeting with Myanmar junta leader General Min Aung Hlaing, held on the sidelines of the ASEAN meeting.

PH welcomes UN Security Council s support for ASEAN s constructive role in Myanmar

United Nations (UN.org) In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) echoed the Security Council’s call for the “release of all those arbitrarily detained, including State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint”. Last Friday, the Security Council was briefed by Brunei Darussalam Minister of Foreign Affairs II Dato Erywan Pehin Yusof as Chair of ASEAN, concerning the outcome of the ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting on Myanmar. The UN Security Council members welcomed the convening of the ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting on April 24, 2021 in Jakarta, as well as the Chairman’s Statement and the “Five-Point Consensus.” ASEAN (ASEAN.org)

U N calls for return to democracy in Myanmar, end to violence : The Asahi Shimbun

Anti-coup protesters run after seeing police and soldiers arrive to disperse their demonstration in Yangon on April 27. (AP Photo) UNITED NATIONS The U.N. Security Council on Friday again demanded the restoration of democracy in Myanmar and the release of all detainees including Aung San Suu Kyi and strongly backed calls by Southeast Asian nations for an immediate cessation of violence and talks as a first step toward a solution following the Feb. 1 military coup. The council’s press statement followed a briefing by the top U.N. envoy that the strong, united demand for democracy by the people of Myanmar who have been protesting since the coup has created “unexpected difficulties” for military leaders in consolidating power and risks bringing the administration of the nation to a standstill.

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