Excellency,
On behalf of the people of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and on my own behalf, I have the pleasure in conveying my sincere congratulations and best wishes to Your Excellency and, through you, to the people of Azerbaijan for the continued progress and prosperity of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the auspicious occasion of the National Day of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
I avail myself of this opportunity to extend my best wishes for Your Excellency’s personal well-being and all success in your future endeavours.
Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.
Chairman of State Administration Council of Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Shortly thereafter, I found myself to be one of the few foreigners in constant contact with Myanmar’s current
de facto leader, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, as international censure mounted on his consequential action. My enduring engagement with him underscores Japan’s near century-long special relationship with Myanmar, an oft-forgotten geopolitical factor crucial to resolving the present crisis as China’s clout increasingly overshadows the future of a free and open Indo-Pacific.
The Myanmar so territorially defined on today’s map is an impossible geopolitical proposition perennially constrained by its inhospitable terrain and internal contradictions. The horseshoe-shaped Irrawaddy river basin is home to the thriving agricultural base led by the Bamar ethnic majority and a gateway to the burgeoning Indo-Pacific. Meanwhile, while the highlands surrounding the basin insulate the Burmese core from continental powers, such as China and India, they harbor 10 armed insurgent
Thirteen Warnings for Myanmar Junta Chief Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing
Coup leader Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing during the Armed Forces Day parade in Naypyitaw in March. / Commander-in-Chief of Defense Services’ Office
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By Kavi Chongkittavorn 17 May 2021
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, when the ASEAN family met on April 24 in Jakarta, you agreed to the five-point consensus. One hundred and six days have elapsed since the Feb. 1 coup and you have not faithfully carried out those commitments, especially the first one the call for an immediate cessation of violence against your own people. Time and patience are running out. If this trend continues unabated, ASEAN will not stay idle. When push comes to shove, ASEAN can be very creative in pushing out a wayward family member.
ACAPS Briefing Note: Myanmar - Impact of 1 February coup (29 April 2021)
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CRISIS OVERVIEW
On 1 February 2021, the Myanmar military staged a coup and ordered a year-long state of emergency under sections 417 and 418(a) of the 2008 constitution, promising that new elections would be held one year after what they labelled ‘fraudulent elections’ in November 2020 (Myanmar Times 02/02/2021; Reuters 16/02/2021 and 01/02/2021). This coup transferred all legislative, executive, and judicial powers of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar to the Commander in Chief of the Defence Services (Reuters 01/02/2021). In response, the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH) was immediately formed as a parliament, primarily by democratically elected members of the 2020 general election. CRPH recognises itself as the only legitimate government (CRPH 20/02/2021). By mid-April, a National Unity Government was established (CRPH 16/04/2021). This move, coupled with the formation and grow
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