UNSC Resolution on Myanmar
Recently, India abstained from voting on a resolution adopted by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). China and Russia also abstained from voting.
The Resolution
- The resolution was proposed by the United Kingdom, and was passed with 12 members voting in its favour.
- It demanded an immediate end to violence in Myanmar and urged the military junta to release political prisoners.
- It made several references to the importance of the “ASEAN” process, referring to the “five-point consensus” passed by the 10-nation Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) last year.
- This is the first Security Council resolution adopted on Myanmar in 74 years. ....
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