Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs U Than Swe, who paid a working visit to the Republic of Belarus at the invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Mr. Sergei Aleinik, arrived at the Minsk International Airport on the evening of 14 September 2023. At the airport, […]
Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs U Than Swe, who paid a working visit to the Russian Federation at the invitation of Mr. Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, arrived at Tolmachevo International Airport in Novosibirsk, Russian Federation in the late evening on 12 September 2023. The Myanmar […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs notes “the ASEAN Leaders’ Review and Decision on the implementation of the five-point consensus” issued at the 43rd ASEAN Summit held today in Jakarta, Indonesia. Myanmar was not represented at the 43rd ASEAN Summit as Myanmar’s rights for equal representation was denied contradicting Article 5 of the ASEAN Charter on […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has observed that certain countries and international organizations issued statements and made remarks on the incident that took place in Rakhine State in August 2017. The Ministry recalls that, in fact, the incident was caused by the coordinated and synchronized attacks of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army – ARSA terrorist […]
On 25 August 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Myanmar issued a Diplomatic Note ordering the Charge d’ Affaires of the Embassy of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste in Yangon to leave no later than 1 September 2023. The Ministry has observed that despite the repeated warnings and demands of the Government of Myanmar, […]
It is observed that a closed consultation on Myanmarwas convened at the United Nations Security Council on 23 August 2023 and after the consultation, Britain read out the Joint Statement of 13 council members (Albania, Brazil, Ecuador, France, Gabon, Ghana, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, and the Britain). It […]
On behalf of the Government of Myanmar, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses its disappointment regarding the unfair and one-sided facts about Myanmar in the Joint Communiqué of the 56th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, held on 11 July 2023 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Under the subtitle “The Development in Myanmar”, the Joint Communiqué mentioned the domestic […]
During the 53rd regular session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, held from 19 June to 14 July 2023, a series of meetings on Myanmar were organized at the absence of the country-concerned which has deviated from the principles and objectives of the Council. A panel discussion was held on 21 June 2023 as […]
Press Statement The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has learnt that the Joint Statement from the United States and India released on 22 June 2023 mentioned about the situation in Myanmar. In this regard, the Ministry wishes to underscores that the incumbent Government which has been vested three pillars of powers by the State Constitution (2008) […]
Press Release_23June 2023
