Media: Head Of Myanmar Military Junta Negotiated Arms Supplies During Visit To Minsk

The meeting took place on March 7.

Head of Myanmar's military junta Min Aung Hlaing, who arrived in Minsk on March 7 and met with Aliaksandr Lukashenka, negotiated arms supplies. This was reported by Mizzima News Media, which covers events in Myanmar from abroad, Radio Svaboda noted.

As Mizzima News Media wrote, during his visit to Minsk, Min Aung Hlaing held meetings with officials and took part in a business forum that was held at the capital's President Hotel.

“During the visit, Min Aung Hlaing discussed issues of economic and trade cooperation and security, including arms supplies,” the article says.

Journalists recalled that in the 2022 report of the pro-democracy movement Justice for Myanmar, Belarus was listed as one of the countries that supplies weapons to the military junta of Myanmar.

The publication also emphasizes that in 2021, Belarus opposed the UN resolution condemning the military coup in Myanmar. In September 2023, the state accredited its military attaché in Belarus.

Prime Minister and Chairman of the State Administrative Council of Myanmar Min Aung Hlaing arrived in Minsk and met with Aliaksandr Lukashenka on March 7, immediately after talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

As Lukashenka's press service reported, “the leaders of the countries discussed the development of cooperation in trade, economic and humanitarian areas, and defined plans for the future. In particular, they discussed joint work in industry, agriculture, pharmaceuticals and science.” It is important to note that on February 2, 2021, a military coup was carried out in Myanmar under the leadership of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, which caused mass protests that escalated into a civil war. Power passed to the military junta.

According to estimates by the organization Armed Conflict Location & Event Data, as of June 24, 2022, a total of about 21,000 people were killed as a result of the violence after the coup.

In Myanmar, as in Belarus, there is a procedure for depriving citizens of their citizenship. In addition, Myanmar and Belarus are the only countries in respect of which the International Labor Organization adopted a resolution on the application of Article 33 of its Charter, thus calling on the world community to reconsider relations with their authorities.

Myanmar, which has established a harsh dictatorship, is subject to sanctions and is almost completely isolated internationally. Moreover, restrictions against the Belarusian authorities are also related to this state. For example, the UK has imposed sanctions on individuals and organisations that facilitated the supply of weapons and equipment to the Myanmar armed forces from Russia and Belarus.

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