Myanmar pro-democracy activists submit seven-point petition to Japanese Foreign Ministry

A protest was held in front of the Myanmar embassy in Tokyo, Japan, to commemorate the 38th anniversary of the ‘8888 Uprising’ on Aug. 8. (Credit: Zaw Zaw Hlaing )

A delegation of Myanmar pro-democracy activists in Japan met with Japanese officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) in Tokyo on Aug. 25 and submitted a formal seven-point petition addressed to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi.

“During the meeting, we highlighted the deteriorating security and humanitarian situation on the ground, including ongoing regime attacks against civilians,” Myo Min Swe, a member of the Myanmar pro-democracy delegation in Japan, told DVB. He did not provide any names of Japanese officials who attended the meeting.

But he told DVB that the petition includes a call for the government in Tokyo to publicly clarify its position regarding Nippon Foundation Chairman Yohei Sasakawa, who traveled to Naypyidaw and reportedly met with regime leader Min Aung Hlaing on Aug. 10.