MOSCOW: The chief of Myanmar’s army junta on Wednesday attended a world convention in Moscow, an look that mirrored Russia’s eagerness to develop ties with it regardless of worldwide opprobrium.
The army in Myanmar ousted the democratically elected authorities of Aung San Suu Kyi on Feb.
1, saying her occasion’s landslide victory in elections final November resulted from huge voter fraud.
It has not produced credible proof to again its declare.
Safety forces have brutally suppressed widespread standard protests in opposition to the army takeover, killing lots of of protesters and finishing up waves of arrests.
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The junta’s chief, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, claimed in Wednesday’s speech on the convention organised by Russia’s Defence Ministry that it was attempting to consolidate a democratic system within the nation that has “degraded.”
On Tuesday, Min Aung Hlaing met with Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, who hailed robust army cooperation between the nations.
“We pay particular consideration to this assembly as we see Myanmar as a time-tested strategic companion and a dependable ally in Southeast Asia and the Asia-Pacific area,” Shoigu stated firstly of the assembly.
He added that “cooperation within the army and military-technical subject is a crucial a part of relations between Russia and Myanmar” and praised Min Aung Hlaing for strengthening the nation’s army.
Shoigu stated that Russia would work to increase ties with Myanmar based mostly on “mutual understanding, respect and belief.: