{"id":182481,"date":"2026-04-06T17:53:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T14:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/182481\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T17:53:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T14:53:17","slug":"lukasenka-congratulates-myanmars-coup-leader-voted-president-by-pro-military-parliament","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/182481\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka congratulates Myanmar\u2019s coup leader voted president by pro-military parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>April 3, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has \u201con behalf of compatriots and his personal behalf\u201d congratulated General Min Aung Hlaing on his election as president of Myanmar, reported the press office of the Belarusian ruler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his message, \u0141uka\u0161enka expresses confidence that \u201cextensive experience as a statesman and professional and personal qualities\u201d will allow Min Aung Hlaing to \u201csuccessfully govern Myanmar and ensure stability and the country\u2019s social and economic development.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0141uka\u0161enka plays up bilateral contacts and agreements signed in 2025, which have \u201copened up prospects for expanding mutually beneficial cooperation in the political, trade, economic, humanitarian and other areas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0141uka\u0161enka stresses that Belarus is committed to the implementation of the existing deals to strengthen ties with Myanmar and says that he is looking forward to new meetings to discuss \u201cpriority issues on the agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On April 3, the parliament of Myanmar chose Min Aung Hlaing to be the next president, formalising his grip on political power 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<p>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 at the end of January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka visited Myanmar in late November 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarusian officials have sought to expand ties with Myanmar lately. The country has been under military rule after a coup in early 2021, followed by a civil war that has claimed thousands of lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 3, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has \u201con behalf of compatriots and his personal behalf\u201d congratulated General Min Aung Hlaing on his election as president of Myanmar, reported the press office of the Belarusian ruler. In his message, \u0141uka\u0161enka expresses confidence that \u201cextensive experience as a statesman and professional and personal qualities\u201d will allow Min Aung [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":165978,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-182481","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\u0141uka\u0161enka congratulates Myanmar\u2019s coup leader voted president by pro-military parliament | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"April 3, Pozirk. 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