Half a year before the coup d'etat in Myanmar on August 1, Foreign Minister Motegi said at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting that the military and democratic forces would work to restore the democratic political system in Myanmar. I reiterated the idea of supporting the dialogue.
In this, Foreign Minister Mogi said, "Since the coup d'etat occurred on February 1, the immediate stop of violence, the release of detainees such as Aung San Suu Kyi, and the early recovery of the democratic system. I have just asked for it. "
After that, he said, "Japan wants to seek democratization through dialogue, and I would like to support such efforts." Dialogue between the military and democratic forces toward the restoration of the democratic political system in Myanmar. I emphasized the idea of supporting.
In addition, Minister Mogi said that the Myanmar Election Commission announced that it would invalidate the result of last year's general election, which was won by the NLD = National League for Democracy, a political party led by Mr. Sue Chi. We have received reports from the election observers that the votes were generally calm. This move goes against the early recovery of the democratic political system and is not desirable. "