The United States will stand up for democracy wherever it is under attack, Biden asserted.
US President Joe Biden on Monday threatened to slap new sanctions on Myanmar after the junta detained State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, President U Win Myint and other political leaders. Biden called the military바카라s seizure of power in Myanmar a 바카라direct assault바카라 on its transition to democracy.
According to media reports, an announcer on Myanmar바카라s military-owned Myawaddy TV declared on Monday morning that the military had taken control of the country for one year.
Myanmar바카라s leader Suu Kyi and other senior figures from the ruling party have been detained in an early morning raid, the spokesman for the governing National League for Democracy (NLD) was quoted as saying in the media.
Biden said...
바카라The military바카라s seizure of power in Burma (Myanmar), the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi and other civilian officials, and the declaration of a national state of emergency are a direct assault on the country바카라s transition to democracy and the rule of law,바카라 Biden said in a statement.
Biden was briefed by his National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Sunday night.
"In a democracy, force should never seek to overrule the will of the people or attempt to erase the outcome of a credible election. For almost a decade, the people of Burma have been steadily working to establish elections, civilian governance, and the peaceful transfer of power. That progress should be respected," he asserted.
Biden said the international community should come together in one voice to press Myanmar's military to immediately relinquish the power they have seized, release the activists and officials they have detained, lift all telecommunications restrictions, and refrain from violence against civilians.
"The United States is taking note of those who stand with the people of Burma in this difficult hour,바카라 Biden said.
바카라We will work with our partners throughout the region and the world to support the restoration of democracy and the rule of law, as well as to hold accountable those responsible for overturning Burma바카라s democratic transition,바카라 he said.
바카라The United States removed sanctions on Burma over the past decade based on progress toward democracy. The reversal of that progress will necessitate an immediate review of our sanction laws and authorities, followed by appropriate action,바카라 Biden said.
The United States will stand up for democracy wherever it is under attack, Biden asserted.
With PTI inputs