Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 192603

Myanmar: Foreign Relations

Tabled: 5 July 2023
Answered: 10 July 2023
Named Day

Question

Catherine West

LabourHornsey and Friern Barnet

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the level of third-country military support to the Junta in Myanmar; and what discussions has he had with his counterparts in the region

Answer

The UK is a longstanding supporter of an arms embargo on Myanmar. We are clear that countries should not sell arms to the Myanmar military. In March 2022, the UK coordinated a joint statement with 47 countries, committing signatories to preventing the flo...

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