The Burmese military junta condemns the position of the US and India on the “deterioration of the situation” in the country

June 26 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Burmese military junta condemned this Monday the position of the President of the United States, Joe Biden, and the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, during a meeting at the White House in which they warned of the “deterioration of the situation” in the asian country

The authorities that govern Burma since the coup d’état on February 1, 2021 have ruled out in a statement having carried out “illegal” arrests and have indicated that they seek “constructive cooperation from the international community to build a union based on democracy and federalism, as well as condemning terrorism in all its forms and guaranteeing peace and stability”.

Although the junta has imposed the death penalty against more than 150 people since the military coup, the authorities say that almost 63,000 people have benefited from an amnesty and that 59 people sentenced to death have been pardoned, according to information collected by the Irrawaddy news portal.

However, Biden and Modi have expressed concern and have called for the release of political prisoners in Burma, while calling for “constructive dialogue and a process of transition to a federal democratic system.”

Last week, the United States announced the imposition of a new package of sanctions against Myanmar’s Defense Ministry and two state-owned banks used by the army to obtain arms and goods through foreign currency.