UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hoped on Wednesday that the Security Council's statement on Burma will make the Burmese military
"increasingly aware that it is absolutely essential to release all prisoners"
, while calling for a return to even imperfect democracy.
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"It is absolutely essential to respect the results of the elections and to allow a situation"
which makes it possible to return
"to a democratic transition"
even if it
"was not perfect"
, he declared during a meeting with journalists.
“I mean, we haven't lived with a perfect democracy in Burma.
It was still heavily under military control in many ways, which makes this coup even more difficult to understand.
I mean, in particular the accusations of electoral fraud by those who largely controlled the country, ”
he continued.
"But with all its imperfections, I think it is important to return to where we were before the coup
,
"
insisted the UN chief.
In a statement acquired Wednesday after six days of negotiations, the Security Council
“strongly
condemned
violence against peaceful protesters, including women, youth and children”
in Burma.
The Security Council also expressed
"deep concern at the restrictions imposed on medical personnel, civil society, union members, journalists and media professionals"
and called for
"the immediate release of all those detained. arbitrarily ”
, indicates this declaration drafted by the United Kingdom.