'Myanmar coup' at UN Security Council discussion... "General election a year later"

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UN Security Council has called an emergency meeting to discuss the military coup in Myanmar.

Myanmar's military, which caused the coup, said it would hand over the regime by holding a new general election a year later.

Reporter Kim Hak-hui.

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UN Security Council decided to convene an emergency meeting to discuss the situation in Myanmar.

[Stephen Dujarik/UN Spokesperson: All leaders should act with greater interest in Myanmar's democratic reform.] The

United Nations is

concerned that the

Myanmar military coup will exacerbate human rights issues against the Rohingya, a minority of Islamic ethnicity. There is.

In an earlier statement, the United Nations strongly criticized Myanmar's military and called for the release of all detained, including state adviser Aung San Suu Kyi.

U.S. President Biden has called Myanmar an attack on democracy.

In a statement, President Biden warned that he would actively consider imposing sanctions on Myanmar, urging the military to renounce power and release detainees.

Myanmar's military has dismissed a number of current government ministers and nominated 11 new ministers to serve in the military government.

In the meantime, after a year of emergency, he announced that he would transfer the government by holding a new general election.

[Myanmar Military TV Anchor: Emergency will be applied nationwide and the emergency will be maintained for one year.]

While adviser Aung San Suu Kyi has urged the people to reject the coup and go to protest and protest, the confusion in Myanmar's government is expected to intensify as the military is in fact seeking long-term power.