On February 27, local time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Myanmar announced that its permanent ambassador to the United Nations, Ju Mo Tun, had been expelled from public office for violating Article 10 of the Myanmar National Civil Service Law and Article 126 of the National Civil Service Rules.
The document announcing his expulsion from the civil service was signed by Foreign Minister Winner Maunglen.
Kyaw Moe Tun, Myanmar’s ambassador to the United Nations, delivered a public speech at an informal meeting of the United Nations held in New York at noon on February 26, local time, condemning the Myanmar military’s takeover of the country’s power, and calling on the international community to unite "against the Myanmar military. The side will take the most powerful action to provide safety guarantee for the people of Myanmar."
Jue Mo Tun said: "The Myanmar military should immediately return the state power to the government, to the people, restore democracy, release Win Myint and Aung San Suu Kyi, the United Nations and the international community should take immediate action."
The UN Security Council issued an official statement on February 4, and the UN Human Rights Council passed a Myanmar-related resolution on February 12, which included condemning the Myanmar military and demanding that national leaders including Aung San Suu Kyi be released as soon as possible. , Do not use violence against demonstrators and hope to respect the wishes of the Burmese people.
Myanmar’s representative to the United Nations in Geneva, U Min Du, rejected the resolution on Myanmar passed by the UN Human Rights Council on February 12, stating that “the military’s actions did not undermine democracy.”
Wu Min Du was transferred back to China on February 23.
The 52-year-old Jue Motun is a senior diplomat in Myanmar. He has held diplomatic positions in Indonesia, Singapore, Switzerland, the United States and other countries. In October 2020, he became Myanmar's ambassador to the United Nations.
On February 1, Myanmar's President Win Min, State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and many other senior government officials were detained by the military.
Subsequently, national power was transferred to the commander-in-chief of the National Defense Forces Min Aung Lai, and Myanmar entered a one-year "state of emergency."
On the evening of February 1, the Myanmar Defense Forces Command reappointed eleven ministers from all major departments of the country. Among them, U Win Na Maung Lun was appointed as the new Minister of Foreign Affairs, replacing the former Minister of State and Foreign Affairs Aung San Suu Kyi.
(Headquarters reporter Wang Yuezhou Gao Jiayi)