{"id":189002,"date":"2026-05-25T11:21:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T08:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/189002\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T11:53:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T08:53:32","slug":"myanmars-defense-minister-arrives-in-minsk","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/189002\/","title":{"rendered":"Myanmar\u2019s defense minister arrives in Minsk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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May 25, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Tun Aung, Myanmar’s defense minister, has arrived in Minsk and is expected to meet with his Belarusian counterpart Viktar Chrenin, the Belarusian defense ministry’s press office reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The visit will also feature a tour of the Belarusian Military Academy, military units and several companies “in various sectors,\u201d it noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last month, Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka congratulated General Min Aung Hlaing on his election as president of Myanmar. The general strengthened his grip on political power in Myanmar in early April, five years after he ousted a democratically elected government. Nearly 90 percent of the lawmakers owe their loyalty to the military, either as serving officers or members of the army-backed USDP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myanmar\u2019s parliamentary elections, held in December and January, have been widely dismissed by Western governments as a sham designed to formalize military rule behind a veneer of democracy. A delegation of Belarus\u2019 central election commission observed the final phase of the elections in late January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u0141uka\u0161enka visited Myanmar in November 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarusian officials have sought to expand ties with Myanmar lately. The country has been under military rule since a coup in early 2021, followed by a civil war that has claimed thousands of lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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