Military again seeks to replace UN envoy


THE country’s military rulers are again seeking to replace the country’s ambassador to the United Nations, who opposed their Feb 1 ouster of civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and takeover of the government.

Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin said in a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that he had appointed Aung Thurein, who left the military earlier this year after 26 years, as Myanmar’s UN ambassador.

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