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United Nations, February 27
Restoring democratic order in Myanmar should be the priority of all stakeholders and the detained leaders should be released, India has told a UN General Assembly meeting, calling on the leadership in the Southeast Asian nation to work together to resolve their differences in a "peaceful and constructive manner".
India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador TS Tirumurti made the comments on Friday at an informal General Assembly meeting on the situation in Myanmar after the military staged a coup this month.
"India shares a land and maritime border with Myanmar and has direct stakes in the maintenance of peace and stability. The recent developments in Myanmar are, therefore, being closely monitored by India. We remain concerned that the gains made by Myanmar over the last decades on the path towards democracy should not get undermined," he said.
Tirumurti said India believed the rule of law and democratic process must be upheld, those detained be released and that calm prevailed.
"We call on the Myanmar leadership to work together to resolve their differences in a peaceful and constructive manner," he said.
On February 1, the military seized power in Myanmar and detained de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, President U Win Myint and other top political leaders in the bloodless coup.
Tirumurti said India, as the largest democracy, has always been steadfast in its support to the process of democratic transition in Myanmar for it to emerge as a stable democratic federal union and a significant area of New Delhi's focus has been capacity building, including in the areas of constitution and federalism for political leaders and elected representatives.
"India as a close friend and neighbour of Myanmar and its people, will continue to closely monitor the situation and will remain in discussion with like-minded countries so that the hopes and aspirations of the people are respected.
"Restoring democratic order should be the priority of all stakeholders in Myanmar," he said, adding that the international community must lend its constructive support to the people of Myanmar at this critical juncture. PTI
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