What is the impact of the Myanmar coup on Luxembourg’s cooperation activities in the country?

After Aung San Suu Kyi’s party won the elections by a landslide, Myanmar’s army has taken control over the country via a coup in February. The leader of the Burmese civil government and members of her party were arrested and put under house arrest. What is Luxembourg’s position toward these events? How are the Luxembourgish agents currently working and helping in the area? Will these developments have an impact on Luxembourg’s cooperation activities in Myanmar? MP Gusty Graas has requested further details from the respective ministries.

« Ce lundi 1er février 2021, l’armée du Myanmar a mené un coup d’État et a mis aux arrêts la chef de-facto du gouvernement civil, la lauréate du prix Nobel Aung San Suu Kyi, ainsi que des membres de son parti National League for Democracy (NLD).

Le général Min Aung Hlaing, nommé président par intérim, a déclaré l’état d’urgence pour un an en raison d’allégations, selon lesquelles la victoire écrasante de la NLD aux élections législatives de novembre était illégitime.

Dans ce contexte, j’aimerais poser les questions suivantes à Monsieur le Ministre des Affaires étrangères et européennes et à Monsieur le Ministre de la Coopération et de l’Action humanitaire :

  • Quelle est la position du Gouvernement luxembourgeois face à cette évolution ?
  • Quelle est la situation sur les lieux au présent ?
  • Des coopérants luxembourgeois de l’agence LuxDev sont en mission au Myanmar. Est-ce que des mesures de sécurité sont pris pour ces agents ?
  • Quelles seront les conséquences du coup d’État sur l’aide et la coopération du Luxembourg au Myanmar ? »

Answer

The Government highly condemn the military coup in Myanmar and has called for the immediate liberation of Aung San Suu Kyi and the elected officials. Currently the situation is calm, but the level of frustration within the population is on the rise. The Lux-Development agents are all well and in safety. It is difficult to say what the impact will be so close to the events. The projects that are currently ongoing however, benefit the people directly and are not impacted by the events.

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