Myanmar: Armed Conflict

(asked on 20th February 2026) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with her Chinese counterpart on the civil war in Burma.


Answered by
Seema Malhotra Portrait
Seema Malhotra
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 3rd March 2026

The UK continues to use its penholder role at the UN Security Council (UNSC) to shine a spotlight on the Myanmar crisis, and condemn airstrikes on civilians and civilian infrastructure, in meetings attended by China and other Security Council members. Details of the UNSC meeting convened by the UK on 22 December 2025 can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/elections-under-the-current-circumstances-in-myanmar-risk-provoking-further-violence-uk-statement-on-myanmar

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