YANGON, March 4 ― At least 38 people died yesterday in the “bloodiest” day of Myanmar's crisis, the United Nations said, as the military junta defied growing international condemnation of its coup with a violent crackdown that the US said left it “appalled and revulsed.” Myanmar has been.
New York [US], March 4 (ANI): Condemning Wednesday's firing on the pro-democracy protesters by the Myanmar military, UN Special Envoy for Myanmar Christine Schraner Burgener has said that it was the "bloodiest day" since the February 1 coup.
A day after at least 38 pro-democracy demonstrators were killed in the deadliest day of protests in Myanmar, French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday renewed his calls to end the violence.
Russia ready to cooperate with ASEAN on situation in Myanmar – Foreign Ministry 04 Mar 2021 / 14:57 H. Pix for illustration purposes.
MOSCOW: Russia is ready to cooperate with ASEAN on the settlement of the political crisis in Myanmar, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, the foreign ministers of the ASEAN countries held an informal online meeting, calling on all parties in Myanmar to exercise restraint and offering their assistance in finding a peaceful solution to the post-coup crisis.
“We hope that the position of Myanmar’s regional neighbors will promote settlement of the situation in the country. We are ready to cooperate with the ASEAN in this sphere both on international platforms and within the ASEAN-centric mechanisms,“ the ministry wrote on its website as quoted by Sputnik News Agency.
Police in Myanmar broke up demonstrations in several places with tear gas and gunfire on Thursday as protesters took to the streets again undeterred by the rising death toll in a crackdown on opponen…