Myanmar CrisisMyanmar regime fails to unseat pro-resistance UN ambassador
Moscow stops short of backing removal of Kyaw Moe Tun as committee defers decision
A U.N. committee has decided to keep Kyaw Moe Tun in his seat as Myanmar's ambassador for the time being, according to sources. © Reuters
THOMPSON CHAU and DOMINIC OO, Contributing writers
December 14, 2022 21:20 JST
BANGKOK/YANGON -- Myanmar's military regime has failed to unseat an envoy to the United Nations who was appointed by the democratically elected but ousted government under Aung San Suu Kyi, dealing a blow to the army's quest for international recognition.