Nay Pyi Taw, August 19
1. Chairman of the State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung
Hlaing, and Ms. Noeleen Heyzer, Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General
on Myanmar, met on 17 August 2022 and the Special Envoy issued an unconstructive
statement regarding the meeting.
2. At the meeting, they agreed to restrain in releasing news in order to maintain further
cooperation between Myanmar and the United Nations.
3. Introduction by Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General on Myanmar
I came here as an old friend of Myanmar and I will try my best to support the country. The
issues related to Myanmar are multidimensional with many challenges. I would like toaddress those challenges based on four points. First, I would like to have continued
dialogue and engagement between us. I have realized that State Administration Council of
Myanmar has been implementing the nine objectives. Second, I would like to discuss how toprovide humanitarian assistance to Myanmar. I have learned the last point of the threepolitical objectives which stated that Myanmar practices “independent, active and nonaligned foreign policy and upholds the principles of peaceful co-existence among nations.
We also share the principle of peaceful co-existence among countries. As for myself, I will
extend assistance to implement that policy into action. United Nations Secretary General
Mr. Antonio Guterres is the guardian of the United Nations Charter. The specific provision of
the Charter stated about sovereignty. I’ve noticed that Myanmar stated itself as a sovereigncountry. The United Nations was established with the aim of preventing future conflicts andcrises in the world. The Most important is peace and security. Speaking of sovereignty, theUN always recognizes and respects the sovereignty of states.
I have noted well what you have said that to develop Myanmar’s economy, it is focusing
on the agriculture sector. I also welcome the point of running the economy suitable to thecurrent situation. I personally invited an economist to come and observe the economy of
Myanmar. Myanmar is a country with rich natural resources. However, those resources arestill untapped. The said economist made comments that it is necessary for Myanmar toutilize the untapped resources for the development. Myanmar is one of the first countries
which signed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. I appreciate such meritorious
record in Myanmar’s history. You have the power to shape the future of Myanmar and of thenext generations. It can be clearly seen how and which approach Myanmar will take inimplementing the nine objectives.
I would like to make some requests that would become the foundation of our future
engagement. I hope my suggestions and requests will also pave the way to build an
inclusive and prosperous country.
4. Discussion by Prime Minister, Chairman of State Administration Council

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As this is our first meeting, I have given you the floor first to deliberate your ideas in orderto learn your perspectives. Currently, I am taking the responsibility to lead the Myanmar
Government. In this regard, we have been carrying out the duty for the betterment of
Myanmar. However, my tenure as the Head of the Government is limited. The
aforementioned matters what you have pointed out are to be implemented by the incoming
government after the General Election. Legally speaking, the President is eligible to take twoconsecutive terms (ten years). The said matters are also be implemented by the elected
President during his ten-year tenure. At present, the Government is taking its
responsibilities in accordance with the provision of the state of emergency. What is more
important in particular is how to cooperate between us and it is more appropriate toaddress this issue.
The economic sector of Myanmar lacks in many ways. For instance, you have alsomentioned earlier that Myanmar’s abundant natural resources are lacking of the required
technology. Indeed, the natural resources above and underground are just the reserve of thecountry and I am considering how to utilize the land, soil and human resources to develop
the country.
Even though it is more preferable to bring about the country’s development thoughhuman resources rather than relying on the use of natural resources, there is no capacity
enough to do so. It doesn’t mean whether I accept or reject your views. I would like todiscuss about Myanmar and the United Nations. Myanmar gained her independence in 1948
and became the member of the United Nations subsequently. It will turn the 75th year of
Myanmar’s participation to the United Nations soon. The then Deputy Commander-in-Chiefof Defence Services and the Commander-in-Chief (Army), Vice-Senior General Maung Aye,attended the Golden Jubilee (50th Anniversary) of the establishment of the UN. Moreover,
Myanmar has been complying with the UN Charter.
There were conflicts between the Eastern and Western blocs during the Cold War that
occurred chaos and instability in the world. Similarly, the present era is on the blink offacing instabilities. I see it indeed imperative to avoid such circumstances. Myanmar has
never violated the Charter of the United Nations until now. Likewise, the United Nations
should take approach of treating its members in accordance with the Charter. In doing so,
the members would be able to entrust their faith in the United Nations. Developing
countries like Myanmar are looking forward to receiving peace and tranquility under theumbrella of the United Nations. Such privilege is indeed necessary for the member
countries.
It is our understanding that the role of the United Nations is to support in the areas which
is facing challenges, difficulty and hardship. You have mentioned earlier the Secretary of theUnited Nations as the guardian of the UN Charter. Not only Myanmar is a member of the UN

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but also a Myanmar citizen, U Thant, served as the Secretary General of the United Nations.
I met and discussed with former UN Secretary General Mr. Kofi Annan for three times. The
UN Secretary General should be the reliable person of member countries in order to makeconsultation on good or bad things.
I have been serving as Commander-in Chief of Tatmadaw since 2011 which turns to 11
years. Through the experience received during these years, I regret to observe that thestatements by the United Nations are one-sided. Accordingly, I am of the view that you, inyour capacity as the special envoy of the Secretary-General to Myanmar, should overcome
this issue as a priority.
The mandate of the Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General on Myanmar
was created 30 years ago. To improve the relations between Myanmar and the United
Nations, we have constructively engaged with the Special Envoy of the United Nations
Secretary-General on Myanmar. I do not have any personal feeling on you. With the aim tocooperate with the United Nations, I have agreed to meet you. Although there are manydifficulties, we have facilitated your visit to Myanmar. It was stated not to interfere in thedomestic affairs of the sovereign state. Myanmar exercises the Five Principles of thePeaceful Coexistence and it has clearly stated in Myanmar’s Foreign Policy. Noninterference in each other’s internal affairs, mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial
integrity are included in the Five Principles.
The Tatmadaw took the responsibility of the State after declaring state of emergency inaccordance with the State Constitution (2008). While Myanmar has been taking lawful
measures, it is incomprehensible why the United Nations does not acknowledge it and there
are many questions around. While the United Nations has been talking about noninterference, I wish to get a clarification why the United Nations does not realize themeasures we have been taken. It is learned that you have landed Myanmar with theSingapore airline on 16 August 2022 as Myanmar is in stability. Otherwise, the Singapore
airline will not fly to Myanmar and sixteen commercial air lines have been operating in ourcountry. You have spent three hours in the Yangon International Airport and landed
Naypyitaw International Airport in the evening. You would more realize the situation on the
ground if you travelled from Yangon to Naypyitaw by car and looked around Yangon insteadof taking the flight. It is more appropriate to make comments on Myanmar only after
realizing the real situation of the country.
We cannot understand that the United Nations have issued many statements, expressing
their concerns on Myanmar while the situation in Myanmar has gained stability. Indeed, we
have been carrying out the matters relating to the rule of law and stability in accordancewith the law. The Tatmadaw has been taking responsibility based upon the needs of theState and the Government has been established pursuant to the 2008 State Constitution. As

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we are the Government that legitimately abides by the law, all the matters are to be done
according to the law. This is what the United Nations should take into consideration. We
also wish to highlight that there are also many discrepancies between their perception andthe reality on ground. Myanmar has been facing many difficulties due to the COVID-19
pandemic in 2021.The economic sector has contracted in the face of second and third waves
of COVID-19 in Myanmar. The Myanmar Government has made every endeavor to overcome
these challenges and on the other hand, has been looking forward to cooperation withorganizations such as the United Nations. But we have not received any assistance. The
WHO itself that has implemented the principle of the United Nations “Leaving No One
Behind” has not rendered any assistance to Myanmar. This is very distressing. This is also
the life-and-death matter. Even if it was the war-torn state, the aid was given at the end of
human sufferings. In this regard, we are of the view that there is no reason not to render theassistance when Myanmar is facing challenges. Fortunately, Myanmar’s neighboring andfriendly countries, particularly Thailand, China and India have provided a lot of assistancetowards Myanmar. Such provision has helped save numerous lives in Myanmar. ASEAN,
through AHA Centre, has only rendered a few assistance to Myanmar. Myanmar, in its own
effort, has been making every endeavor. While Myanmar has been facing numerous
difficulties, the UN side has given us pressure. Not only the United Nations but also the
ASEAN have been, in several ways, put a lot of pressure on Myanmar. Although we were
trying to elucidate, our representative was not accepted. It is necessary for the United
Nations to review the decision made by the Credentials Committee regarding Myanmar’s
representation at the United Nations fora. This is the very first matter to be solved in thearea of cooperation with the United Nations.
We wish to highlight the political situation in Myanmar. The Tatmadaw has conductednecessary measures to pave the way for multi-party democracy in Myanmar. The State
Constitution was not drafted by the Tatmadaw but portrayed by over 1,000 individuals from8 strata of citizens in the country including political experts, civil servants, farmers andworkers. There are many armed groups who are taking their paths towards multiparty
democracy. Nonetheless, some countries have not noticed the fact that the Tatmadaw hasbrought the armed organizations on the table for peace and stability. The Tatmadaw is wellaware of the fact that the armed conflicts should be prevented while moving towards
democracy. In this regard, the Tatmadaw has invited all the ethnic armed organizations topeace dialogues and held discussions for them to become the legally armed organizations
as part of the Tatmadaw. However, KNU, KNPP and KIA have not joined the peaceful pathbut kept to hold arms. Up to date, there are over 20 battalions from ethnic armed
organizations who are joining as part of the Tatmadaw and taking their duties. They havestill existed as the legitimate armed organizations, joining as part of the Tatmadaw. But thissituation has never been mentioned by anyone.

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There were three General Elections in Myanmar in 2010, 2015 and 2020. In the 2010
General Election was organized in 325 townships out of 330, the 2015 General Election wasorganized in 323 townships, and the 2020 General Election was organized in 315 townships
respectively. It is found out that the declining of areas where the General Elections weretaken place. Although, the area where the General Elections organized should be increased,
the areas were decreasing due to instability, armed conflicts and threats. In democraticsystem, it is vital to hold the elections. Losing rights to vote is a negative sign for the
democratic system. It is a duty of the government or the institution who takes the
responsibility of the state to ensure everyone who has the right to vote can cast his / hervote. Therefore, it is the first priority for the country to have stability. While the country is
striving for the political stability, the terrorist activities were taken place after the 2020
General Election without following democratic principles. Due to the terrorist attacks, thecountry’s stability was affected. It was also affected by the issues with ethnic armed
organization and denial to address the electoral fraud. The terrorist activities and existenceof threats posed by the ethnic armed organization create difficulties to convene the General
Elections. With regard to the violence, we are not committing such act but defending theterrorist attacks against the government and civil servants. Very recently, in this morning(on 17 August), the terrorist abducted the passengers from the highway bus and passengers
and the terrorist were killed during the skirmish on the bridge in Sagaing Division located in
the western part of Mandalay region.
The so-called PDFs have killed the educational staffs, medical staffs and the monks.
Those terrorist acts are resulted by the General Election. However, the International
Community never mentions those violence and cites that the State and Administration
Council have not been carrying out in a democratic way. Myanmar wishes the United
Nations review to the real situation of Myanmar.
5. Discussion on the propose of the ASEAN’s Special Envoy to Myanmar and ASEAN’s FivePoint consensus
It is necessary to build mutual respect and understanding to maintain the situation
properly. I also accept the fact that the reporting should be made based on the situation on
the ground. Firstly, I would like to propose that there should be consistent meetings
between us and make progress. The second point is the legitimacy of Myanmar Government
and the representation of Myanmar at the United Nations. The Secretary General of theUnited Nations does not have mandate to decide the representation and the recognition of
Myanmar at the United Nations. Only the member states of the United Nations canrecognize Myanmar’s representation. Accordingly, the Secretary-General of the United
Nations has been seeking all possible means to assist Myanmar. One of the five-pointconsensus of ASEAN, is the immediate cessation of violence in Myanmar which is an
important point in finding solutions on Myanmar. I am the one who mentions that the6violence are made by both sides as well as the one who firstly acknowledges the usage of“Myanmar Led, Myanmar Way”.
6. Positive responses of the Chair of the State Administration Council, Prime Minister ofthe Republic of the Union of Myanmar.
You have stated that you will be engaging with other stakeholders in your future visits to
Myanmar depending on the observation of the situation. You have to report to the officials
concerned. Their responses and remarks highly depend on your reports. We will also
observe on what you report and how you report the outcomes of the visit. It is important tohave mutual understanding between us.
We have been responding the terrorist activities by exercising maximum restraint but wewill have to counter attack if they attack us and the innocent people. With regard to the
ASEAN Five-Point Consensus, I have yet touched this issue until now. I just referred to thefive principles of peaceful-coexistence which our country is adhering to such as mutual
respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, mutual non-aggression, non-interference ineach other’s internal affairs, equality and mutual benefit, and peaceful coexistence. We are
dealing with the international community in accordance with the five principles of peacefulcoexistence. Your visit to Myanmar is the official visit and we have received you at the
President Office. Your visit is a visit to a country possessing sovereignty and territorial
integrity. If you don’t accept the proposal of Myanmar, a member of the UN, you (UN)should not accept the proposal made by opposition groups.
7. Discussion of the UN Special Envoy on the development of Myanmar
I have no mandate to make any decisions but to point out and discuss about thedevelopment of Myanmar. The purpose of calling on you in Myanmar is to convey themessage of the Secretary-General. I would like to make two specific requests to you which
are to halt the aerial bombing and to stop burning the villages and houses of the people.
8. Response of the Prime Minister and Chairman of the State Administration Council
I would like to discuss about the two requests you made. We are just targeting thelocation of the insurgents who attack security forces and countering them. We will never
initiate the attack if there is no attack on us. And there is no government and country in theworld that accepts armed attacks. I categorically reject the allegation on burning thevillages and houses of the people. The Tatmadaw always protects the people of Myanmar.
Tatmadaw has been providing relief services to people whenever they are hit by natural
disasters.
For example, with the permission of the Government, the Nippon Foundation has
provided the assistance to refugees in Myanmar. There are also other organizations which

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have provided the assistance to them. It is a common sense that we would never burn anddestroy the houses of people to whom we are responsible to protect. Therefore, I totally
deny the alleged burning of villages.
9. The proposal of the UN special envoy on the cooperation between Myanmar andUnited Nations
Since Myanmar is a member of the United Nations with a good legacy, Mr. Antonio
Guterres, the UN Secretary-General, wishes Myanmar to re-engage with UN. We value andrespect Myanmar. Secondly, I would like to discuss about the execution of the death penalty
on the prisoners. Regardless of past executions, I hope that leniency and humanitarianism
will be taken into consideration for flexibility on further execution.
As you are a kind-hearted person, I do believe that leniency will be taken into
consideration for execution in the future. Thirdly, I would like to discuss on how theprovision of humanitarian assistance will be proceeded. I would like to encourage you toprovide humanitarian assistance by using different channels. I also had a meeting with Mr.
Prak Sokhonn, Special Envoy of the ASEAN Chair, right before my visit to Myanmar. Mr. Prak
Sokhonn said he had a meeting with Lieutenant General Yar Pyae, Union Minister for
Ministry of Union Government’s Office and the Chair of the National Solidarity and Peacemaking Negotiation Committee and discussed the possible ways for the inclusion of all
Ethnic Armed Organizations in the peace process. I would like to have a meeting with
Lieutenant General Yar Pyae during my visit if the schedule permits. I took note that duringvisit of Mr. Wang Yi, Foreign Minister of the Peoples’ Republic of China, it was stated that
Myanmar would carry out constructive and all inclusive consultations.
10. Chairman of the State Administration Council and Prime Minister apprising on mattersrelated to works implemented by the State Administration Council –We are working on holding inclusive dialogues. We are meeting with the Ethnic Armed
Organization (EAOs) and the Union Election Commission (UEC) is also meeting with politicalparties. Lt. Gen. Yar Pyae is also holding meetings with both political parties and the EAOs.
If you wish to meet with Lt. Gen. Yar Pyae, we can arrange a meeting for you to discuss withhim on 18 August 2022. We wish to meet with all stakeholders. However, for us to meet withthem, those groups opposing the State first need to cease all their activities. Otherwise wecannot have dialogue like having a casual talk on the sidewalks. We also need gentlemen’s
agreement. On 22 April 2022, I invited the EAOs for dialogue. So far, I have met with ten
EAOs and in the coming week, we will be having second round of dialogues with them. And,we will be meeting again in September for third round of meeting. We are also meeting with
political parties. Even though we can arrange the meetings with legally existing politicalparties at any time, it is absolutely impossible to discuss with the terrorist groups which areopposing the Government. They, first, need to assure that they will not commit terrorist

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attacks and if they comply, then, we will find ways to start the dialogue with them.
Regarding the death sentences, even though we have legislative, administrative and judicial
powers, we have never exercised beyond the laws. They were given sentences which they
deserved, as they were found to have been committed inhumane brutal crimes. Some ofthem have murdered 4, 5 or 6 persons. We would like to ask how you would feel if yourrelatives were killed. We have to take necessary legal actions with a view to prevalence ofrule of law in the country.
11. In Response to the issues raised by the Special Envoy of the United Nations SecretaryGeneral on Myanmar with regard to legal actions against children
Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations is exploring ways to bring
Myanmar back to the international community. If Myanmar releases political prisoners, itwill build more trust for Myanmar in the international fora. I know that it will be difficult for
Myanmar. Moreover, if Myanmar could release Mr. Sean Turnell, an Australian Economist, it
will demonstrate friendly relations between Myanmar and Australia. I know that you accord
priority to children’s education. So, if the children are detained in prisons, I would like torequest you to release them.
12. Chairman of State Administration Council and Prime Minister’s Response relate toactions in line with existing laws
Regarding the issue of children, we have a few numbers of detainees who are 16 and 17
years old. We have leniently sentenced them. With regard to the case of Mr. Sean Turnell,should the Australian Government takes positive steps, we will not need to take sternactions. In the Mr. Sean Turnell’s case, the evidence shows that severe penalties could be
imposed. The terrorist attacks in Myanmar claimed over 3,500 innocent civilians including 48
teachers, 12 healthcare staffs, 53 monks, 1 nun and including 82 children. These innocent
civilians were murdered without committing any crime. We would like to know how to findsolace for the members of the bereaved families and relatives. As Mr. Antonio Guterres
represents the whole world, I represent Myanmar. Therefore, I am responsible to ensure
public security, the rule of law and to restore democracy in Myanmar.
13. Discussions pertaining to Bengali Issues by Special Envoy of the United Nations
Secretary General on Myanmar
As the fifth point, I would like to discuss the ongoing issue between Myanmar and
Bangladesh. Since I plan to visit Bangladesh after Myanmar, I would like to discuss aboutover 1.2 million refugees who are sheltering in Bangladesh. Currently, I have already learnt
that the two Governments have reached agreements on return of the displaced persons,and over 1000 displaced persons were repatriated under pilot project. I would also like to9discuss about the arrangements on the safe return of refugees to the Rakhine State andtheir sustainable development.
(Notes: During the discussion, the Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary General
on Myanmar did not use the word “Rohingya”.)
Chairman of the State Administration Council, Prime Minister’s response on matterspertaining to solving the Bengali issue in accord with the bilateral agreements and existinglaws –We have reached an agreement with Bangladesh to repatriate the Bengali who fled to
Bangladesh. In 1992, there were four agreed points between Myanmar and Bangladesh
regarding the matter. First point is repatriation must be on voluntary basis while otherpoints include that they need to prove that they were born in Myanmar or have resided in
the country. In 2017, in addition to those agreed four points, we agreed to add one
additional point. That is, those newly born need to have affidavit from Courts. We haveagreed to receive them back. However, they have not returned to Myanmar. While we haverequested the lists of refugees from the Bangladeshi side, they failed to provide theverification forms agreed by both sides. Therefore, we have difficulties in proceeding withverification. Among 55 million population in Myanmar 5 percent profess Islam. There havenot been any major issues in Myanmar with the people who practices Islam. You can discuss
the matter when you visit Bangladesh and we are also ready to discuss the matter anytime.
Although we have invited several times, they have been giving excuses which resulted noprogress on the matter. The major issue here is we cannot accept the term “Rohingya”
which they themselves have claimed while they are not Bangladeshi but of Bengali race. We
will accept the refugees in Bangladesh only after thorough verification process in accord
with our existing law but not through international demands. We are not saying that we will
not take back the Bengalis. We will accept if they can prove that they have resided in the
country. We have also requested our neighbours China and India regarding this matter.
Myanmar has good relations with four neighbouring countries out of five, except
Bangladesh. Myanmar does not have the right to choose which country should be aneighbouring country. Nevertheless, Myanmar will maintain positive relation with
Bangladesh.
14. Discussion on former State Counsellor by the UN Special Envoy on Myanmar
The last fact I would like to discuss is about the return of former State Counsellor Daw
Aung San Suu Kyi to her home before she was convicted.I wish to request to have a meetingwith Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.I regard her as a person, who can negotiate among those whohave different perspectives on Myanmar’s current developments.

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15. Discussion on legal actions taken on former State Counsellor by Prime Minister andChairman of the State Administration Council
In 1960, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi went abroad with her mother, without returning to herhome country until 1988. She returned to Myanmar due to the health condition of her
mother. When she returned, she involved in political matters of Myanmar.I have met Daw
Aung San Suu Kyi several times and the last time in January 2021. I requested Daw Aung
San Suu Kyi to address the election frauds in accordance with laws. Although we requested
several times, she even carried out further illegal activities without addressing the issue ofelectoral fraud. Therefore, legal actions were taken against her. If Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
had addressed the electoral frauds lawfully, the current situation wouldn’t have happened.
There are many reasons behind for not being able to solve the problems lawfully. Therefore,
we will have to take lawful actions against her. Depending on the circumstances after
completion of the judiciary process, we will consider how to proceed. Although we can takemore serious action against her, we are lenient on her. However, if we have to comparepriorities between democracy and anti-democracy, we will prioritize on democracy and wewill carry out the appropriate action that we should do. Regarding the prosecution, as an
example, Mr. Najib Razak, the former Prime Minister of Malaysia was also convicted at the
court. The similar legal punishment was inflicted upon Ms. Park Geun-hye, the former
President of the Republic of Korea (ROK). As all of them are politicians, they have theobligation to understand the law and abide by the law. Due to this obligation, they have theresponsibility to solve the problems by legal means. Similarly, in the case of Daw Aung San
Suu Kyi, the State Administration Council (SAC) has taken legal actions in accordance withthe law. At the present time, it is too early to say how it would proceed. Besides, we havegiven special privilege to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi by letting her stay in a home-likearrangement. I am also interested in the Charter of the United Nations that you showed me
and I also have one. However, the UN Charter should not be only on paper but to follow inpractice.
16. Exclusive Explanation
It is observed that the statement issued by the Special Envoy on 17 August 2022 does notfollow the code of conduct which requires the UN personnel to fairly incorporate theresponses given by the government in their public statements. The statement could mislead
the international community and create misunderstanding to the public.
The Press Statement of the Office of the Special Envoy was based on the misinformation
provided by the illegal and terrorist organizations in the country and abroad without
reflecting the comprehensive explanation of Myanmar side with facts, evidences and theactual incidents that had happened in reality. The discussion of the two sides is released
because of the one-sided press statement made by the Special Envoy without reflecting the11comprehensive explanation of Myanmar side. Such statement can cause obstacles for theconstructive discussions/ dialogue between the two sides.
Information TeamState Administration Council
Dated, 19 August 2022