Irrawaddy-June 21
Myanmar’s junta has rejected a United Nations General Assembly resolution calling for a halt in arms sales and denouncing the military takeover, saying “interference in internal affairs shall not be accepted”. In its most widespread condemnation yet, the General Assembly in New York called for an end to the regime’s violence against civilians, the unconditional release of political detainees, including State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and President U Win Myint, to end the state of emergency and allow a democratic transition. “We cannot live in a world where military coups become a norm,” Secretary-General António Guterres. The measure was approved by 119 countries, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines and Vietnam. Belarus, a major arms supplier to Myanmar, was the only country to oppose it.
A total of 36 countries, including China, India, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos and Russia, abstained. Read more at:
