UN General Assembly keeps Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun as Myanmar’s UN representative

Mizzima

The National Unity Government released a statement on 17 December regarding the adoption of the Credentials Committee Report by consensus at the 80th Session United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on 12 December, allowing Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun to continue serving as Myanmar’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations.

The text is as follows

Regarding the representation of Myanmar, the Credentials Committee report addresses the matter in paragraphs 8 and 10 and the Chair of the Committee noted that, having received two competing sets of credentials for Myanmar, the Committee proposed to defer its decision on the credentials of the representatives of Myanmar. The Committee adopted this proposal without a vote. A copy of the report of the Credentials Committee (A/80/547), as approved by the United Nations General Assembly, is attached herewith.

Consequently, Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun, Permanent Representative of Myanmar to the United Nations, and the Myanmar delegation continue to participate in, attend, and deliberate at the Plenary and Main Committees meetings of the 80th UNGA, meetings of the UN main bo