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Myanmar sets up caretaker government

Myanmar’s State Administration Council (SAC) announced on August 1 the formation of a caretaker government with army chief Senior Gen Min Aung Hlaing as its prime minister.
Myanmar sets up caretaker government ảnh 1Army chief Senior Gen Min Aung Hlaing (Photo: AFP/VNA)

Bangkok (VNA) – Myanmar’s State AdministrationCouncil (SAC) announced on August 1 the formation of a caretaker governmentwith army chief Senior Gen Min Aung Hlaing as its prime minister.

According to the SAC’s order, the government will rule untilthe next general election in the latter half of 2023. Vice Senior Gen Soe Win is set to serves asdeputy prime minister.

In a televised speech, Min Aung Hlaing pledged to hold a free and fairmultiparty general election by August 2023 at the latest.

He also said his administration would work with any specialenvoy named by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

ASEAN foreign ministers was scheduled to meet virtually on August2 to finalise the selection of a special envoy to Myanmar, Brunei news site The Scoop reported, citing Brunei’s secondminister of foreign affairs Erywan bin Pehin Yusof.

Myanmar fell into a political stalemate on February 1 afterthe military arrested government leaders, regional and state governors andsenior members of the National League for Democracy (NLD) party./.
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