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MOSCOW, March 26 (Reuters) - Russia wants to strengthen military ties with Myanmar, its state media reported on Friday, after a meeting between top defence officials and a junta condemned by Western countries for killing hundreds of civilian protesters.
Russia’s deputy defence minister, Alexander Fomin, met in the capital Naypyitaw on Friday with junta leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who seized power in a Feb. 1 coup that triggered weeks of nationwide protests and a lethal response by security forces.
Fomin said Myanmar was a reliable ally and strategic partner of Russia in Asia, state-run TASS said, during a visit that came a day ahead of a big parade to mark Myanmar’s Armed Forces Day, the military’s most prestigious event.
Thailand gravely troubled by Myanmar killings, urges end to violence 10 Apr 2021 / 08:59 H.
BANGKOK, April 1 (Reuters) - Thailand s foreign ministry on Thursday said it was gravely troubled by casualties during weekend unrest in Myanmar and called for utmost restraint and an end to the violence.
In some of the strongest comments yet by Myanmar s neighbour, foreign ministry spokesman Tanee Sangrat told a news conference Thailand called for a de-escalation of the situation, an end to violence and the further release of detainees. It was working with Southeast Asian countries for a peaceful solution, he added. (Reporting by Panarat Thepgumpanat and Patpicha Tanakasempipat; Writing by Martin Petty Editing by Ed Davies)
Thailand's foreign ministry on Thursday said it was "gravely troubled" by casualties during weekend unrest in Myanmar and called for utmost restraint and an end to the violence.
Myanmar ruling military respects its neighbours and the international community but will forge ahead with objectives it set out when it took power last month, a spokesman said on Thursday.
The unrest in Myanmar is not a situation that should be of concern to the international community and the West was making assumptions that were incorrect, a…