The US Deputy Secretary of State, Wendy R. Sherman met with senior representatives of Burma’s National Unity Government (NUG) in exile, including the NUG Minister of Foreign Affairs Zin Mar Aung.

At the 14 February meeting, Deputy Secretary Sherman welcomed the establishment of the NUG liaison office in Washington which was officially opened on 13 February 2023.

She underscored the United States ’commitment to deepening engagement with the full range of pro-democracy stakeholders and diverse ethnic groups in Burma and said that the US is trying to increase pressure on the regime to pursue a just and peaceful end to the crisis in Myanmar

To achieve this she pledged to work closely with allies and partners, including ASEAN, and the international community to expand assistance to the people of Burma in support of their aspirations for an inclusive, multiparty democracy.

The Deputy Secretary and NUG representatives also condemned the Burma military regime’s ongoing violence and repression against those striving for genuine democracy and human rights in Burma.