On the 2nd in Myanmar, the top of the military who took control in the coup d'etat and the former UN ambassador to the United States met.
According to the announcement by the Myanmar military, they exchanged opinions on the US support for the procurement of vaccines for the new coronavirus.
In Naypyidaw, the capital of Myanmar, we met with Commander Min Aung Hlaing, who was in control of the coup d'etat, and Bill Richardson, who was the United Nations Ambassador to the United States and the Governor of New Mexico.
According to the announcement by the Myanmar military, the two men discussed and exchanged opinions on the status of domestic infection control and US support for vaccine procurement.
Prior to this visit, Richardson said, "We will discuss humanitarian assistance to distribute vaccines, medicines and public health essentials for the new Corona."
The Associated Press also reports that the US State Department has explained that it is "not a visit on behalf of the country."
However, Mr. Richardson has extensive experience in negotiations in conflict areas and countries under dictatorship, and has also demonstrated his ability to release detained people, so the release of American journalists currently detained in Myanmar It may have offered to respond positively to the international community's efforts to resolve the deepening conflict between the military and the pro-democracy.