PUTRAJAYA, Dec 22 (Bernama) -- Malaysia welcomes the resolution adopted by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on the situation in Myanmar, stressing the resolution is significant in supporting ASEAN’s central role in finding a peaceful solution for the junta-led country.
Malaysia's Foreign ministry (Wisma Putra) in a statement on Wednesday said that Malaysia will work closely within ASEAN and its external partners to ensure progress in these efforts in the interests of the people of Myanmar.
"Malaysia had previously called on the UNSC to fulfil its charter-mandated responsibility. This Council (UNSC) also encourages the international community to support the ASEAN-led mechanism and process in this regard, including the implementation of the ASEAN Five-Point Consensus," the statement said.
The UNSC adopted a resolution on December 21, 2022, denouncing the Myanmar military’s rights violations since the February 1, 2021 coup, Human Rights Watch was reported as saying.
The landmark resolution, passed with 12 yes votes and 3 abstentions, reflects the Myanmar junta’s growing isolation generated by security force abuses amounting to crimes against humanity and war crimes.
It is the first Security Council resolution on Myanmar since the country, formerly known as Burma, acquired independence from Britain in 1948.
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