The leader of the military junta in Myanmar, Min Aung Khline, has arrived in Moscow to attend a security conference. The commander-in-chief of the armed forces flew from the capital Naypyidaw on a special flight to participate in the Moscow conference on international security, AFP reported on Sunday, June 20, citing Myanmar’s state television MRTV.
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The leader of the putschists was invited by the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation
This is his second known trip abroad since the military seized power in the country. He flew to Moscow “at the invitation of the Russian Minister of Defense,” the channel said. According to these data, he was “greeted” at the airport by the Russian ambassador to Myanmar. The message does not specify how long he will stay in Russia. The arrival of Min Aung Khlein in Moscow was confirmed by Russian news.
The Moscow Conference on International Security is scheduled for June 22-24. This year the forum is held after a two-year break related to the pandemic.
On June 18, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution calling for an end to arms supplies to Myanmar. 119 countries voted in favor of the document, another 36, including Russia, China, and Iran, abstained. The UN Security Council, whose resolutions, by contrast, have been binding since February 1, when the coup took place, has so far failed to produce a single text on what is happening in Myanmar, limited to condemnation. violence in the country.
The military coup in Myanmar
Since 1962, a military dictatorship has been a form of government in Myanmar for several decades. Democratic transformations in the country began in 2011. In November 2020, the National League for Democracy, Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, won the election by a large margin. Representatives of the armed forces stated that the voting results were falsified.
On February 1, 2021, the military seized power, declaring a state of emergency for one year. Aung San Suu Kyi and many other politicians were arrested. On June 14, the trial of the former Foreign Minister began. Mass protests against the putschists do not stop in the republic, they are brutally suppressed by the military. According to the Thai-based human rights organization Association for the Assistance of Political Prisoners (AAPP), at least 863 people were killed and more than 6,000 were detained during the protests.
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