The UN Assembly will vote on a resolution condemning Myanmar’s military in Military News

Myanmar’s UN envoy Kyaw Moe Tun has called for “effective collective measures” including a full arms embargo against the country.

The UN General Assembly will vote on Friday on a non-binding resolution condemning Myanmar’s military regime and calling on member states to stop the “flow of weapons” to the country affected by the violence.

The vote will take place on the same day that the Security Council holds informal talks on the situation in the country, where the military ousted elected civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and seized power on 1 February.

The draft General Assembly resolution, which was obtained by the AFP news agency, was taking place a few weeks later, and after talks between western countries and members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), who is working as a mediator in the crisis.

The two sides will consider a consensus resolution on Friday, not a vote, a diplomat told AFP on Thursday.

The position of China, Myanmar’s main ally, is unknown. Any country can ask for a vote, at which point Beijing can abstain, diplomats said.

In mid-May, the first attempt to vote on a text on Myanmar was halted in order to get as much support as possible for the initiative to allow Western diplomats to negotiate with ASEAN member states.

This original effort called for “the immediate suspension of all supplies, sales or transfers of weapons, ammunition and other military-related equipment directly to Myanmar”.

The new text is certainly more vague, and calls on “all member states to avoid reflecting arms in Myanmar.”

‘Effective collective measures’

In a recent letter to the United Nations, Kyaw Moe Tun in a letter to Myanmar called on the world body to take “effective collective measures” against the military, which has left more than 860 dead as a result of a month-long crackdown on dissent.

Kyaw Moe Tun – who supports it full arms embargo on Myanmar – He has passionately rejected the February 1 coup and the military has dismissed claims that Myanmar is no longer represented.

The United Nations still considers him a legitimate envoy to the country.

In principle, the Security Council is the most likely place to consider an arms embargo, and such a measure would be binding in that case, but China’s veto power is unlikely to make that scenario.

Yes folks, that’s US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin ‘sitting at the table’ with his Myanmar counterpart Mya Tun Oo at the ASEAN Defense Ministers Meeting + pic.twitter.com/is54FeIwcb

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The draft resolution of the General Assembly calls for the restoration of democracy in Myanmar, the release of all arrested civilian leaders and the “immediate cessation of all violence against peaceful protesters” by the military.

It also requires the implementation of A five-point plan in April ASEAN wrote including the appointment of a group envoy.

The text, backed by more than 50 countries, calls on the military to call on the United Nations envoy to Myanmar, Christine Schraner Burgener, to visit the country and provide safe humanitarian assistance.

Even though diplomats continue to pressure Myanmar generals, ASEAN officials continue to associate with military-appointed Myanmar officials. Myanmar joined a 10-member organization in 1997 when the country was ruled by the military.

On Wednesday, the group’s defense minister meeting was attended by an official appointed by the Myanmar military government, Mya Tun Oo. The meeting was also attended by U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.

Rights groups and the opposition in Myanmar have been criticizing the international community for giving legitimacy to the Myanmar coup by associating with military officials.