Myanmar army's pick as UN envoy resigns in diplomatic power struggle

United Nations, United States (AFP) March 4, 2021

Myanmar's newly-appointed ambassador to the United Nations has resigned, saying that his predecessor - who was fired by the military junta - continues to represent the country, a UN spokesman said Thursday, the latest twist in a diplomatic row. The military, which ousted Myanmar's civilian leaders and seized power in the Southeast Asian nation on February 1, had fired Kyaw Moe Tun on Satur