Burma Campaign UK issued a strong condemnation of the British government, reports the Democratic Voice of Burma, accusing London of executing a quiet policy shift toward normalizing relations with Myanmar’s military regime while abandoning its commitment to sanctioning Naypyidaw.
“Inviting a representative of the Burmese military regime to meetings at government departments and being pictured with them is not critical engagement, it is normalisation and acceptance of the military regime,” said Minn Tent Bo, Advocacy Officer at BCUK.
“The British government keep saying it stands with the people of Burma, but they ignore our calls for new sanctions and instead are literally standing with representatives of the Burmese military.”
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