{"id":189247,"date":"2026-05-26T13:36:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T10:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/189247\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T15:07:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T12:07:07","slug":"belarus-defense-minister-military-cooperation-with-myanmar-to-boost-bilateral-ties","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/189247\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus\u2019 defense minister: military cooperation with Myanmar to boost bilateral ties"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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May 26, Pozirk<\/em>. <\/strong>Military cooperation could catalyze relations between Belarus and Myanmar, Belarusian Defense Minister Viktar Chrenin has said following a meeting with his Myanmar\u2019s counterpart Tun Aung.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs experience shows, cooperation in the military and military-technical spheres often acts as a driving force for the overall development of bilateral relations between states,\u201d defense ministry\u2019s press office quoted him as saying. \u201cWe are on the right track and moving forward with confidence. Through joint efforts, we can open new horizons for cooperation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The official praised interagency cooperation in military education and combat training, welcoming the exchange of experience between Belarus and Myanmar in air defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tun Aung, who arrived in Minsk yesterday, reportedly expressed interest in exchanging expertise in air defense, communications and the defense industry, as well as in sending military specialists to Belarus for training.<\/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 Union Solidarity and Development Party (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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