Monitoring Desk
ISLAMABAD/YANGON: Myanmar’s junta slammed a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for the elimination of violence and releasing ousted a leader Aung San Suu Kyi, accusing the body of attempting to destabilize the country.
Security Council adopted its first-ever resolution on a turmoil-ridden Southeast Asian state on Wednesday after junta allies Russia and China abstained rather than veto the document. According to the Agence France-Presse, 15-member Council has been split on Myanmar for decades and has previously only been able to agree on formal statements about the country.
Foreign Affairs Ministry on United Nations statement
Junta’s foreign affairs ministry said that the resolution contained several intrusive elements on Myanmar’s internal affairs that contravene the purposes and principles of the United Nations.
The exerting pressure to destabilize Myanmar rather than supporting the government’s efforts does not help the country, and Myanmar should not accept such acts.
In its statement, the junta said its claim of alleged widespread voter fraud during the election of November 2020 was won resoundingly by Suu Kyi’s National League for the Democracy party.
International observers said that the poll was largely free and fair.
Suu Kyi, 77, had been a prisoner since the army toppled her government almost two years ago.
The military’s crackdown on pro-democracy protesters had killed more than 2,500 people, according to a local monitoring group.
