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Myanmar envoy appeals to UN to stop coup as Aung San Suu Kyi changes locations
Myanmar’s UN envoy has urged the United Nations to use “any means necessary” to stop the military coup in the South-East Asian nation, making a surprise appeal on behalf of the ousted government as police cracked down on anti-junta protesters.
Key points:
- Kyaw Moe Tun appeals for the UN to take action against the Myanmar military
- He says the fight for “a government of the people, by the people” will go on
- Ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has reportedly been moved from house arrest to an undisclosed location
Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun told the UN General Assembly he was speaking on behalf of the government of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
He appealed for the UN “to use any means necessary to take action against the Myanmar military and to…
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