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Britain says forced to accede as Myanmar junta sacks envoy
Ousted Myanmar ambassador to Britain Kyaw Zwar Minn gestures outside the Myanmar embassy in London, on April 8, 2021.PHOTO: EPA-EFE
UpdatedApr 8, 2021, 8:19 pm
PublishedApr 8, 2021, 5:15 pm SGT
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Envoy to UK ‘locked out’ of embassy We believe the UK government would not back those who are working for the military junta: ambassador Kyaw Zwar Minn
Myanmar’s ousted ambassador to the UK, who has been locked out of his embassy by the military, urged the British government on Thursday to refuse to recognise the junta’s envoys and send them back to Myanmar. In a move that has implications for Myanmar’s network of diplomats across the world, the ambassador was locked out of his London embassy on Wednesday by his deputy at the behest of the Myanmar military which seized power in February.
Britain offers safe haven to Myanmar s ousted ambassador after his staff staged a mini-coup and locked him out of the London embassy
Nigel Adams, the Asia minister, met with ousted ambassador Kyaw Zwar Minn at the Foreign Office a day after his staff staged a mini-coup
He pledged to ensure his safety and security for as long as he remains in the UK
Adams also praised Minn s courage and patriotism for opposing military junta
Friday, 09 Apr 2021 07:21 AM MYT
Myanmar s ambassador Kyaw Zwar Minn gestures outside the Myanmar Embassy, after he was locked out of the embassy in London April 8, 2021. Reuters pic
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LONDON, April 9 Britain yesterday condemned “bullying” by the Myanmar junta after the country’s ambassador to London was ousted in an extraordinary diplomatic coup having called for the release of civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Diplomats loyal to the Myanmar military authorities seized control of the embassy on Wednesday, leaving ambassador Kyaw Zwar Minn locked out in the street.