Statement on Myanmar Coup: UNSC members unable to agree Emergency meet ends without resolution as China, Russia seek more time Myanmar citizens hold up a picture of leader Aung San Suu Kyi after the military seized power in a coup in Myanmar, outside United Nations venue in Bangkok, Thailand yesterday. Photo: Reuters Star Report Star Report A top UN official urged the United Nations Security Council yesterday to "collectively send a clear signal in support of democracy in Myanmar" as the 15-member body in an emergency meeting considered a possible statement condemning Monday's coup. "I strongly condemn the recent steps taken by the military and urge all of you to collectively send a clear signal in support of democracy in Myanmar," Swiss diplomat Schraner Burgener, the United Nations' envoy to Myanmar, told the council according to her prepared remarks, reports Reuters.