Myanmar FM Attends Virtual ASEAN Meeting

Myanmar FM Attends Virtual ASEAN Meeting

YANGON, Mar 3 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s Foreign Minister, U Wunna Maung Lwin, attended an informal meeting among foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) yesterday, state-run media reported today.

U Wunna Maung Lwin apprised the virtual meeting of voting irregularities in the Nov, 2020, general elections, five roadmaps put forward by the State Administration Council, and the review of electoral voting lists by the Union Election Commission, among others.

U Wunna was appointed as foreign minister by the State Administration Council, chaired by Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services, Sen-Gen, Min Aung Hlaing.

A one-year state of emergency was declared in Myanmar and state power was transferred to Sen-Gen Min Aung Hlaing, after President U Win Myint and State Counsellor, Aung San Suu Kyi, were detained.

The military alleged massive voting fraud in the 2020 general elections, which saw the National League for Democracy win a majority of seats in both houses of parliament.

ASEAN foreign ministers, said that, the regional bloc is ready to assist Myanmar in a positive, peaceful and constructive manner.– NNN-MNA

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