The United Nations Security Council called for the release of Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and others detained by the military as diplomatic and financial pressure grew on the generals who seized power this week to restore democracy.
U.S. President Joe Biden said the military should step down as the administration considered slapping sanctions on the generals responsible for Monday’s coup in the Southeast Asian country.
India tried its utmost, until the very last moment, to get this position, lobbying intensively in New York and in the capitals of the Council's members, but it failed to convince the UNSC members
An African diplomat said the work of the Al-Qaeda Sanctions Committee is too important to be given in the hands of the Indians
Germany finishes a two-year term on the 15-member council at the end of this month and Ambassador Christoph Heusgen plans to retire after more than 40 years as a diplomat.