President Biden of the United States has strongly condemned the military coup d'etat in Myanmar and has announced that he will impose sanctions on the leading military executives and companies closely related to the military.
In Myanmar, military coups have been carried out, government officials such as State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi have been detained one after another, and large-scale protests by citizens are continuing.
"The military should immediately let go of its seized power and release detained political leaders, such as State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi," US President Joe Biden spoke at the White House on the 10th. , I urged you to respond.
He said he had instructed the executive order to impose sanctions on the military executives who led the coup, their families, and companies closely related to the military.
The specific target of sanctions will be decided within this week.
He said he would prevent military executives from accessing the $ 1 billion fund of the Myanmar government in the United States and would impose economic sanctions on trade.
President Biden also criticized the authorities' crackdown on ongoing demonstrations in the field, saying that "violence against protests exercising democratic rights is unacceptable" and working closely with allies and friends, especially those in the Indo-Pacific region. In cooperation with, the international community will respond to the coup d'etat.