As violence against military citizens intensifies in Myanmar and the US and EU impose sanctions, the Japanese government will not implement sanctions, but will for the time being to forgo new ODA, and willing to with the military against the background of economic influence. We will continue to communicate and urge you to stop violence against civilians.
Regarding the situation in Myanmar, security forces repeatedly fired at citizens protesting the military coup, and the number of casualties continues to increase. Is subject to sanctions.
In response to the worsening situation, the Liberal Democratic Party's diplomatic subcommittee told the government on the 30th that economic cooperation and defense cooperation with Myanmar should be considered while observing the transition of the situation, and new ODA = government We have put together a resolution calling for the provision of development assistance to be particularly cautious.
Foreign Minister Motegi also said, "Japan is the largest economic donor to Myanmar. Japan has a clear position that there are no new projects." The government will not impose sanctions on Myanmar, but will provide new ODA. For the time being, it is a policy to forgo.
The amount of new ODA to Myanmar, including grants and loan aid, amounted to nearly 200 billion yen in FY2019 last year, so the government believes that the impact will be greater than the sanctions imposed by Western countries. We will continue to communicate with the military persistently, and strongly demand the end of violence against civilians and the restoration of a democratic system.