US demands immediate and full restoration of Suu Kyi’s govt in Myanmar
WASHINGTON: The United States has demanded the immediate and full restoration of the democratically elected government in Myanmar and said that America stands with the elected representatives of the Asian nation.
‘It is fair to say that we stand with the duly elected representatives of the people of Burma in their efforts to speak for the people of the country. We join them in demanding the immediate and full restoration of the democratically elected government,’ State Department Spokesperson Ned Price told reporters at his daily news conference.
‘We stand with the people of Burma, support their right to assemble peacefully, including to protest peacefully in support of the democratically elected government, and the right to freedom of expression, including the freedom to seek, to receive, to impart information both online and offline,’ he said.
Myanmar’s military last week took control of the country for one year and detained top political figures, including de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi The military accused Suu Kyi’s government of not investigating allegations of voter fraud in recent elections.
‘We strongly support the right of all individuals in Burma and around the world to freedom of expression, association, peaceful assembly, including for the purposes of peaceful protest,’ he said.
Meanwhile, Reiterating his concern over the situation in Myanmar, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has been reaching out to regional leaders in Asia to call for collective and bilateral action to create conditions for the recent military coup in the country to be reversed, the UN chief’s spokesperson has said.