UK summons Myanmar’s High commissioner

Britain’s government on Monday summoned Myanmar’s ambassador in London over the coup by the country’s military and the unlawful imprisonment of civilians, the Foreign Office said, reports AFP.

Myanmar Ambassador Kyaw Zwar Minn had been summoned to the Foreign Office, a ministry spokesperson said.

“The Minister for Asia, Nigel Adams, condemned the military coup and unlawful imprisonment of civilians, including Aung San Suu Kyi,” Myanmar’s leader.

Adams called for assurance over the safety of those detained and for their immediate release, the statement added.And he called for Myanmar’s National Assembly to be peacefully re-convened.

Earlier Monday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson posted on Twitter: “I condemn the coup and unlawful imprisonment of civilians, including Aung San Suu Kyi, in Myanmar.

“The vote of the people must be respected and civilian leaders released.”

The lders, the group of former world leaders founded by Nelson Mandela in 2007, called on the international community to exert pressure for an immediate return to civilian rule in Myanmar.

“This coup is yet another egregious violation of democracy and the rule of law in Myanmar,” Mary Robinson chair of The Elders and Ireland’s former president, said in a statement.