Myanmar’s UN envoy dramatically opposes coup in his country

Myanmar’s UN envoy dramatically opposes coup in his country

UNITED NATIONS: Myanmar's UN ambassador strongly opposed the military coup in his country and appealed for the "strongest possible action from the international community" to immediately restore democracy, in a dramatic speech to the UN General Assembly Friday that drew loud applause from many diplomats in the 193-nation global body. Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun began his statement saying he represented Aung San Suu Kyi's "civilian government elected by the people" in November, and supported their fight for the end of military rule. He urged all countries to issue public statements strongly condemning the Feb. 1 coup, and to refuse to recognize the military regime and ask its leaders to respect the free and fair elections in November won by Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party. He also urged stronger international measures to stop violence by security forces against peaceful demonstrators. "It is time for the military to immediately relinquish power and release those detained," Tun said, agreeing with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that military coup "is not acceptable in this modern world and the coup must cease." "We will continue to fight for a government which is of the people, by the people, for the people," he vowed. Tun's