New Foreign Minister of Myanmar Claims the legitimacy of the coup at a video conference with each country

In Myanmar, a new foreign minister appointed after the coup reiterated the legitimacy of the coup, saying in a video conference with ambassadors from each country that "we had to take action to maintain the peace and security of the country."

Meanwhile, a new organization has been set up to control media information, and the tightening of media by the authorities is expected to increase in the future.

On the night of the 5th, Myanmar's state television, Foreign Minister Wana Maung Lewin, who was newly appointed by the military after the coup d'etat, held a video conference with ambassadors of each country including Japan, and made a request for fraud and investigation in the general election last year He said he explained that the meeting had ignored it.

He reiterated the legitimacy of the coup d'etat, saying that "the military had to take action to maintain the peace and security of the country," and appealed that the understanding of the military position had permeated each country. Did.

Protests are growing in Myanmar among students, healthcare professionals, and government officials, but authorities are detaining residents participating in the activity one after another.

State television also reported that a new committee of senior military officials had been set up to control media information, and authorities are expected to tighten more in the future, including social media used to call for protests. I will.

According to Phil Robertson, Deputy Director of Asia for Human Rights Watch, an international human rights organization, information on Myanmar NGOs includes the names of NGO staff and journalists on the list of targets for surveillance and detention. As a result, he is concerned that "the atmosphere of tightening crackdowns is increasing."

Meanwhile, Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin yesterday announced their intention to ask the presidency to hold a foreign ministers' meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to discuss the situation in Myanmar.

In principle, ASEAN does not interfere with domestic affairs, but member countries are also expressing concern about the situation in Myanmar.