Myanmar: Armed Forces

(asked on 28th February 2023) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what funding they have provided for determining which infrastructure projects in Myanmar are not under the control of the military.


Answered by
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Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 14th March 2023

We are clear UK businesses should not work with the Myanmar military. The UK's Overseas Business Risk Guidance encourages UK businesses to conduct their own enhanced due diligence before making any investments, to ensure they do not enter into commercial relationships directly with the military or with their supply chain. To inform our Myanmar sanctions strategy, we conduct thorough research to identify military linked companies and their beneficial owners. Since the coup, we have announced 14 rounds of sanctions, which have limited the military's access to arms, revenue and equipment.

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