Myanmar junta leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said that political, economic and security situations have begun to recover in most of the country except in some areas, according to the reports of the military media on 17 August.

The junta chief was speaking in a video message to the 11th Moscow Conference on International Security in 2023 held in Russia on 15 August.

Min Aung Hlaing told the conference that his regime is striving for ensuring security, peace and stability, rule of law and economic development in the country and aims to hold a “free and fair” multi-party democratic general election.

He also said that his regime will hand over the State responsibilities to the elected political party under the democratic norms after the election.

What was not said during the conference was that the Myanmar Military Council had extended a state of emergency for four consecutive times, while the 2008 Constitution allows only for two six-month extensions "in normal situations".

In the third extension, in January this year, the military defined situations of the country as “extraordinary”.