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| Feb 1, 2021

UK’s Johnson condemns Myanmar coup and imprisonment of Aung San Suu Kyi

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Then British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is welcomed by Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Naypyidaw, Myanmar January 20, 2017. (File Photo: REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun)


LONDON (Reuters)

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday he condemned the coup in Myanmar after the military in the Asian country seized power, saying Aung San Suu Kyi and other civilian leaders must be freed.

“I condemn the coup and unlawful imprisonment of civilians, including Aung San Suu Kyi, in Myanmar,” Johnson said. “The vote of the people must be respected and civilian leaders released.”

READ: Biden threatens U.S. sanctions in response to Myanmar coup

British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab also added his words of condemnation about the state of emergency the Myanmar military had imposed.

Then Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi delivers a speech to the nation over Rakhine and Rohingya situation, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar September 19, 2017. (File Photo: REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun)

“The democratic wishes of the people of Myanmar must be respected, and the National Assembly peacefully re-convened,” he said on Twitter.

Britain’s foreign ministry said it had summoned Myanmar’s ambassador and told him that “the UK would work with like-minded partners and pursue all necessary diplomatic levers to ensure a peaceful return to democracy.”

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