Malaysia: US to increase pressure on Myanmar military junta - Blinken

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The United States will increase diplomatic pressure on Myanmar military leadership in an attempt ‘put the country back on a democratic trajectory’, State Secretary Antony Blinken announced in a joint press conference with his Malaysian counterpart Saifuddin Abdullah in Putrajaya, Wednesday.
“I think it’s going to be very important in the weeks and months ahead to look at what additional steps and measures we can take individually, collectively, to pressure the regime to put the country back on a democratic trajectory, to include the release of prisoners, the end of violence, access for humanitarian assistance and workers”, Blinken told the media.
The US diplomat stressed that it is yet to define “what additional steps, measures could be taken to try to move things in a better direction”.
“We continue also to look actively at determinations of what of the actions taken in Myanmar and whether they constitute genocide”, he concluded, adding that such analysis is “something we’re looking at very actively right now.”

SOT, Antony Blinken, US Secretary: “In ten months since the military coup and the crisis only continued to worsen. Those are facts. We have repeatedly condemned horrific and widespread violence perpetrated by the Burmese junta against the people of Burma. We have not only spoken out but taken various actions, tried to exert pressure on the junta to change course.”

SOT, Antony Blinken, US Secretary: “The situation has not improved. We had a lengthy discussion about this, and I think it’s going to be very important in the weeks and months ahead to look at what additional steps and measures we can take individually, collectively, to pressure the regime to put the country back on a democratic trajectory, to include the release of prisoners, the end of violence, access for humanitarian assistance and workers, et cetera.”

SOT, Antony Blinken, US Secretary: “The long and short of it is we have to look at what additional steps, measures could be taken to try to move things in a better direction, and that’s something that we’re looking at. We continue also to look actively at determinations of what of the actions taken in Myanmar and whether they constitute genocide, and that’s something we’re looking at very actively right now.”

SOT, Antony Blinken, US Secretary: “With regard to Russia and China, I can’t speak to whatever conversations they’re having. If they choose to share the contents, I’m sure we’ll be interested in learning that. I’m not aware that we’ve spoken directly to China about our concerns with regard to Russia’s actions toward Ukraine. Certainly, our concerns are extremely well known. The president’s spoken to them publicly repeatedly, as have I and as have others, and if there are opportunities to share that directly, I’m sure we’ll do so, but I’m not aware that we’ve done that.”

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