During the 78th United Nations General Assembly held in New York, a combined briefing on reports on Myanmar by the United Nations Secretary General, Independent Investigative Mechanism on Myanmar (IIMM) and Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar was made at the Third Committee on 23 October 2023. Additionally, the resolution entitled […]
It is observed that a combined briefing on reports on Myanmar by the United Nations Secretary General, Independent Investigative Mechanism on Myanmar (IIMM) and Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar was held at the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Affairs Committee) of the 78th United Nations General Assembly on 23 […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs notes the ASEAN Statement on the incident in Kachin State issued on 18 October 2023. The statement wrongly stated the incident of Explosion of an arsenal in Mong Lai Khet, Laiza area of Kachin State as a “Bombing of the IDP Camp in Kachin State”, based on unfounded facts from […]
At the 54th Regular Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, which was held in Geneva from 11 September to 13 October 2023, two unsupportive country-specific events against Myanmar were included. These are the Interactive Dialogues (IDs) on the report of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) and on the report of the […]
The Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar acknowledges the continuous efforts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in its support for the peace process in Yemen and welcomes the recent constructive discussions between the Saudi Communication and Coordination Team and Sanaa delegation; and between His Royal Highness Prince Khalid bin Salman, Minister […]
Myanmar is concerned about the ongoing violence in the Middle East region and is closely monitoring the situation. In order to prevent further escalation of the conflict and to reduce the ongoing tensions, Myanmar urges the relevant parties to exercise restraint and to resolve the issue peacefully. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nay Pyi Taw Dated; […]
– The report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights contained in document A/HRC/54/59 was issued shortly before the Interactive Dialogue which is scheduled to be held on 26 September 2023. Myanmar views that the duplicated reports and discussions are the unnecessary products of counterproductive mandates created by certain countries to interfere in internal affairs […]
Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs U Than Swe, who paid a working visit to the Republic of Belarus at the invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Mr. Sergei Aleinik, arrived at the Minsk International Airport on the evening of 14 September 2023. At the airport, […]
Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs U Than Swe, who paid a working visit to the Russian Federation at the invitation of Mr. Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, arrived at Tolmachevo International Airport in Novosibirsk, Russian Federation in the late evening on 12 September 2023. The Myanmar […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs notes “the ASEAN Leaders’ Review and Decision on the implementation of the five-point consensus” issued at the 43rd ASEAN Summit held today in Jakarta, Indonesia. Myanmar was not represented at the 43rd ASEAN Summit as Myanmar’s rights for equal representation was denied contradicting Article 5 of the ASEAN Charter on […]
