G7, EU condemn executions in Myanmar

BRUSSELS, July 28 (KUNA) -- G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, the US and the EU High Representative Josep Borrell Thursday strongly condemned the four executions by the military junta in Myanmar.
These executions, the first in Myanmar in over thirty years, and the absence of fair trials show the junta's contempt for the unwavering democratic aspirations of the people of Myanmar, they said in a joint statement.
Those executed were prominent members of the democratic opposition activist Kyaw Min Yu, former Member of Parliament Phyo Zeyar Thaw, as well as Aung Thura Zaw and Hla Myo Aung.
"We continue to condemn in the strongest terms the military coup in Myanmar and express deep concern about the political, economic, social, and humanitarian and human rights situation in the country," it said.
The statement called on the military regime in Myanmar to immediately end the use of violence, to refrain from further arbitrary executions, to free all political prisoners and those arbitrarily detained, and to return the country to a democratic path. (end) nk.aa