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1 October 2020

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar would like to refer to the aide memoire dated 13 September 2020 of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh regarding the recent movements of Myanmar security (...)

ICC produces two testimonies of crimes by the Myanmar army

16 September 2020

The International Criminal Court has produced two video recordings, dated July 8 and 23, 2020, respectively, of two Myanmar soldiers, Zaw Naing Tun and Myo Win Tun, confessing to having raped and massacred the residents of Taung Bazar on the orders of Colonel Than Htike .
It may be that these (...)

Japan backs Myanmar over genocide charges

15 January 2020

The western camp finds itself divided over the Myanmar controversy. After India, Japan also maintains that there has been no genocide of the Rohingya people, but rather a counter-terrorist crackdown on the "Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army," also known by its former name Harakah al-Yaqin, or (...)

Closing remarks by Aung San Suu Kyi before the International Court of Justice

by Aung San Suu Kyi

The Hague (Netherlands) | 12 December 2019

Remarks by H.E. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, State Counsellor and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar as Agent Before the International Court of Justice
Mr. President and Members of the Court, It is not disputed that Myanmar – like the United Kingdom or the (...)

Aung San Suu Kyi before the International Court of Justice

by Aung San Suu Kyi

The Hague (Netherlands) | 11 December 2019

Statement by H.E. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, State Counsellor and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar As Agent Before the International Court of Justice
1. Thank you, Mr. President and Members of the Court. It is an honour to appear as Agent of the (...)

Memorandum on Myanmar’s democratic transition: challenges and way forward

Naypyidaw (Burma) | 16 October 2019

1. Introduction
Since taking responsibility of the state in April 2016, the democratically elected civilian government has been working relentlessly to transform the country into a democratic federal union. The government has placed national reconciliation and peace as top priority while (...)

Remarks by Kyaw Tint Swe to the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly

by Kyaw Tint Swe

New York (USA) | 28 September 2018

Madame President,
I wish to extend sincere congratulations to you on your election as the President of the 73rdSession of the General Assembly. We firmly believe that under your able stewardship this session will be fruitful.
Madame President,
We live in challenging times. This year s theme, (...)

Myanmar rejects interference by the International Criminal Court

9 August 2018

Background
The International Criminal Court (“the Court” or “ICC”) was established through the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (“the Rome Statute”). The ICC has the jurisdiction to prosecute individuals for the international crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity and war (...)

Myanmar’s view of the Rohingya situation

by Hau Do Suan

New York (USA) | 27 June 2018

I have the honour to refer to the letter dated 31 May 2018 addressed to me by the President of the Security Council for the month of May in an effort to continue constructive and collaborative dialogue with Myanmar in finding a durable solution to the humanitarian situation in Rakhine State. I (...)

The situation in Myanmar

New York (USA) | 6 November 2017

The meeting was called to order at 3.05 p.m.
The President: In accordance with rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Bangladesh and Myanmar to participate in this meeting.
The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on (...)

Will Qatar replace Saudi Arabia against Myanmar?

30 October 2017

In the past, the British have used Islamist extremist terrorism as an instrument to achieve its objectives and now continues with this strategy in South East Asia. In February – March 2017, the King of Saudi Arabia, Salmane had come to Malaysia, to get it ready to play a supporting role in the (...)

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Report on the Rakhine Crisis

by Aung San Suu Kyi

12 October 2017

May all the people be in good health and well-being. May peace be in your hearts.
First of all, let me tell you how grateful I am, for standing together with our government, with full understanding and unity, at a time when we are facing extreme challenges. There is no power which can compare (...)

Jihadist arrested for burning a Rohingyan village

7 October 2017

According to General Min Aung Hlaing, the Burmese army has arrested a man who had just set fire to seven houses in the Rohingyan village, Mi Chaung Zay (located in the township of Buthidaung).
This man is no other than Einu, an officer of the Army for the Safety of the Rohingyans in Arakan. He (...)

From Syria to Burma?

by Thierry Meyssan

Damascus (Syria) | 4 October 2017

The Pentagon is preparing a new war in South East Asia - this time against Myanmar. Till now, the jihadists in Syria, which have the support of several countries that form part of the Middle East, have been waging war between themselves. But now they have a new vision: fighting together with (...)

The Pentagon is preparing a new war in South-East Asia

Political Islam against China

by Thierry Meyssan

Damascus (Syria) | 3 October 2017

You are probably aware that you are incompletely informed about what is brewing in Myanmar, and you probably haven’t heard about the military coalition that is preparing to attack that country. And yet, as Thierry Meyssan reveals here, these current events have been in preparation by Riyadh and (...)

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