As Myanmar’s Spring Revolution enters its third year, the Acting President of the National Unity Government [NUG], Duwa Lashi La, said at a meeting of the NUG that everyone will have to make efforts to achieve victory.
The Acting President said that at present, all opposition groups have the will and zeal for federalism.
He added that this clearly shows that everyone is united in the common political consensus and common political goal of the Spring Revolution.
It is obvious that the people of Myanmar as a whole have a strong desire to overthrow the junta and establish a free and fair federal union.
On the other hand, the junta is facing a series of defeats and is trying to win against the people by torturing them. But one must also know that the military junta can no longer gain legitimacy as a government on the international front.
The general public needs to know that the junta must pay for the war crimes it committed as soon as the NUG receives international recognition as the official government of Myanmar. We can already see that the time for this is not far away.
The people of Myanmar, ethnic alliances, People’s Defense Forces (PDFs), and the NUG must make more efforts than before. Of course, we have already seen that they are making great efforts.
It is common knowledge that the junta's army is losing heavily in ground battles with the revolutionary forces, which are increasingly united and systematic, so the junta’s army attacks unarmed civilians. Moreover, more and more junta soldiers have defected from the military since the coup.
Even some of those who cannot defect from the military for various reasons are sending information to the revolutionary forces in various ways, so the junta often leaks secret information. It can be seen that the junta leader has often warned military officers not to leak information.
The junta, defeated in many battles, has become politically and diplomatically inferior. At a time when the international community and the United Nations are engaging more with the NUG, the junta’s diplomatic situation is not good even with ASEAN nations.
On 13 February, it was reported that the U.S. State Department Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights, Uzra Zeya attended the opening of the Foreign Affairs Office of the NUG in Washington and, alongside NUG Foreign Affairs Minister Zin Mar Aung, she cut the ribbon for the inauguration ceremony.
In the event, she said the US stands with the people of Myanmar in their aspirations for democracy, the rule of law, justice, and respect for human rights, and the US will remain a strong partner in these efforts.
On 6 February, British Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Affairs, James Cleverly, met with NUG Foreign Affairs Minister Zin Mar Aung in London to discuss bilateral cooperation
regarding the Myanmar issue. They discussed the issue of minorities and other issues, including how to stop the terror acts of the junta.
This shows that two world powers recognize the government in exile, the NUG.
The possible result of the Spring Revolution is already visible. Sufferers have already felt pain. When the people of Myanmar as a whole are on the winning side, as the father of independence General Aung San said, it is necessary not to get carried away when the likely outcome is seen, but all need to be alert and work harder until the goal is reached.
