MANILA, Philippines — Myanmar’s pro-democracy unity government stressed the need for Southeast Asian leaders and the international community to immediately officially recognize it as the “sole legitimate” representative of the people of Myanmar, warning that delays in doing so could lead to a civil war and make way for “more atrocities.”
“We are saying to our Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) leaders that it’s their responsibility and duty not only recognize us but embrace us, endorse us, congratulate us, and engage us, cooperate with us to end this reign of terror in [the] Asian continent,” Dr. Sasa, international envoy for the National Unity Government (NUG), told…
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