MALAYSIA welcomes the resolution adopted by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on the situation in Myanmar, saying the resolution is significant in supporting Asean’s central role in finding a peaceful solution for the junta-led country.

The Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra) in a statement yesterday said 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 yesterday denouncing the Myanmar junta’s rights violations since the coup on February 1, 2021, Human Rights Watch was reported as saying. 

The landmark resolution, passed with 12 affirmative 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 UNSC resolution on Myanmar since the country, formerly known as Burma, acquired independence from Britain in 1948. – Bernama, December 22, 2022.