The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Monday stated it was deeply involved concerning the state of affairs in Myanmar, after the navy staged a coup and declared that it had taken management of the nation for one yr underneath a state of emergency. The nation’s high management, together with de issue chief Aung San Suu Kyi, have additionally been detained, in keeping with reviews from Myanmar.
“We have noted the developments in Myanmar with deep concern. India has always been steadfast in its support to the process of democratic transition in Myanmar. We believe that the rule of law and the democratic process must be upheld. We are monitoring the situation closely,” the MEA stated in a press release.
We have famous the developments in Myanmar with deep concern. India has all the time been steadfast in its help to the method of democratic transition in Myanmar. We consider that the rule of regulation and the democratic course of have to be upheld. We are monitoring the state of affairs intently: MEA pic.twitter.com/annipyQAh8
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In a press release issued from the White House earlier immediately, the United States stated it was alarmed by the information of the coup and was monitoring the state of affairs intently. “The US is alarmed by reports that Burmese military has taken steps to undermine country’s democratic transition, including arrest of State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi & other civilian officials in Burma. President Biden has been briefed by NSA,” White House Spokesperson Jen Psaki stated.
Meanwhile, the United Nations has additionally condemned the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi and the political leaders within the nation. “The Secretary-General strongly condemns the detention of State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, President U Win Myint and other political leaders on the eve of the opening session of Myanmar’s new Parliament,” the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated.
He expresses his grave concern concerning the declaration of the switch of all legislative, government and judicial powers to the navy. These developments characterize a severe blow to democratic reforms in Myanmar: Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General
— ANI (@ANI) February 1, 2021
In a broadcast aired by itself tv channel, Myawaddy TV, early on Monday, the navy declared a one-year state of Emergency. It claimed that the transfer was made with a view to protect the “stability” of the state, following the “huge irregularities” within the election that happened in November, AFP reported.
Suu Kyi, who led the National League for Democracy (NLD) to a landslide win within the 2020 elections, together with the President of the nation Win Myint, and several other different political leaders had been detained.
The navy takeover got here after every week of rumours and hypothesis forward of the scheduled opening of Myanmar’s newly elected decrease home of Parliament.