France announced the introduction of economic sanctions against Myanmar by the EU

He said this, speaking at the National Assembly of France.

According to him, the situation in the country is constantly deteriorating, in particular, during the "last weekend, two dozen protesters were killed."

“These are brutal repressions carried out on a rare scale,” TASS quoted him as saying.

As the French Foreign Minister noted, in connection with such a situation, the EU cannot be limited to statements alone.

“The European Union, at the initiative of France, is taking action against 11 main organizers of the military coup, including the head of the junta.

Economic sanctions adopted at the EU level are now being added to the previous measures at the initiative of France, since there is no point in adopting single sanctions.

They are directed against the economic interests of the Myanmar military, ”the minister said.

On February 1, the military in Myanmar declared a state of emergency for a year after the arrest of President Vin Myin and leader of the ruling National League for Democracy Party, Aung San Suu Kyi.

The United States, Britain and the European Union have imposed sanctions on Myanmar.