Joe Biden said on Wednesday that the United States would take sanctions against generals who overthrew the civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi, whose immediate release the US president is calling for.
Joe Biden announced the freezing of American assets, while maintaining aid in the field of health.
US President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that the United States would take sanctions against the generals who overthrew the civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi, once again calling for the "immediate" release of the "Lady of Yangon".
"I approved a decree allowing us to immediately sanction the military officials who organized this coup, their financial interests as well as their close families," Joe Biden said in a brief speech.
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"The army must restore power and respect the will of the people"
"We are going to identify a first set of targets this week," he said, announcing the freezing of US assets "which benefit the Burmese government" while maintaining US aid in the area of health and everything. " which directly benefits the Burmese people ".
"Today, I call once again on the Burmese army to immediately release all democratically elected political leaders, including Aung San Suu Kyi," he continued.
"The army must return power (...) and respect the will of the people," he insisted.