The Myanmar National Defense Forces held the second video conference with the UN Special Envoy on Myanmar

  On the afternoon of February 15, local time, the Deputy Chairman of the Myanmar National Management Committee and Deputy General Soe Win, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Defense Forces, held a video conference with the United Nations Special Envoy for Myanmar, Christine Schraner Burgener, in Naypyidaw. This is the second meeting of the Myanmar military following the opening of the first dialogue with senior UN officials on the 5th of this month.

United Nations Special Envoy for Myanmar, Birgner (Image source: screenshot of video conference)

  In this video conference, So Win introduced to Birgner the development and operation status of various aspects in Myanmar since the implementation of the "state of emergency" in Myanmar, including the safety of the people, the attitude of the international community towards Myanmar, the progress of Myanmar's new crown vaccination and the status of economic operations, etc. Aspect content.

  On February 15, United Nations Secretary-General Guterres issued a statement through a spokesperson saying that he was deeply concerned about the escalation of tension in Myanmar.

Guterres called on the Myanmar military to allow the United Nations Special Envoy for Myanmar to visit Myanmar under feasible conditions and directly assess the situation.

(Headquarters reporter Gao Jiayi Linghu Shaoping)

  (Edit Xu Qian)