The United Nations Security Council expressed deep concern Wednesday over the escalation of violence in Myanmar in a rare unanimous statement on the country after the February 1 military coup, calling for an immediate end to hostilities. maximum self-control.
There are reports of heavy weapons and military units gathering in Qin Province, suggesting that a large-scale military operation against organizations formed shortly after the army overthrew Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi .
The SA Member States “are deeply concerned about the recent violence in Myanmar.” “They call for an immediate end to the violence and for there to be guarantees for the safety of the people,” the statement said.
The Myanmar junta has made no comment on the situation in Qin, a border province where the situation is deplorable: it has become a hotbed of resistance against the military regime.
Burma’s economy has once been paralyzed by mass mobilizations and bloodshed since the coup; The generals call those who oppose the regime “terrorists”.
“Members of the Security Council (…) call on the military to exercise maximum restraint,” the statement said, prepared by Britain. “Encourage dialogue and reconciliation” against “the will and interests of the people of Myanmar”.
The SA announcement once again calls for full, safe and unhindered access to humanitarian aid to all those in need and for the protection of the safety of workers in medical and humanitarian aid organizations.
.
