AFP – US State Department spokesman states that the United States There are deep concerns over Burma’s military government’s decision to extend the country’s state of emergency for another six months.
The extension, announced on Monday, resulted in the postponement of elections the military had pledged to hold in August. While the army continues to fight anti-coup opponents across the country,
“The United States is deeply concerned by the Burmese military junta’s expansion of the state of emergency. That happened as the regime plunged the country into violence and instability,” said State Department spokesman Matthew Miller.
The Southeast Asian country has been ravaged by violence since a coup that toppled Aung San Suu Kyi’s government more than two years ago and a bloody crackdown on dissidents. that ignited a nationwide struggle At the same time, it weakens the economy.
“Since the overthrow of a democratically elected government more than two years ago, The junta has carried out hundreds of air strikes. Burned tens of thousands of homes. and displaced more than 1.6 million people,” Miller said.
“The widespread atrocities and disregard for the democratic aspirations of the Burmese people by the junta protracted the crisis,” said a US State Department spokesman.
“The United States will continue to work with our partners and allies to use political and economic tools to hold government accountable,” Miller added.
last month Washington has imposed sanctions on Myanmar’s defense ministry and two banks it controls, the Myanma Foreign Trade Bank and the Myanma Investment and Commercial Bank.
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2023-08-01 10:02:00
