The U.S. imposed, Monday, sanctions against two members of Myanmar’s ruling junta, and two military units linked to deadly crackdown on protesters calling for democracy, the Treasury Department said.
Andrea Jackie, Director of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), said, "The deadly violence perpetrated by Burmese security forces against peaceful protesters must end." "We continue to stand with the people of Burma," she added.
On Sunday, the European Union (EU) announced its intention to impose sanctions on 11 people linked to the February 1 coup in Myanmar.
It is worth mentioning that, the U.N. Security Council failed to agree on a statement that would have condemned the coup in Myanmar, called on the military to show restraint, and threatened to consider “other measures,” but diplomats noted the talks would likely continue.
The diplomats said that during an initial attempt to finalize the text, China, Russia, Vietnam, and India proposed late Tuesday to introduce amendments to a British draft, including deleting the reference to a coup, and the threat to consider further measures.
Violent clashes between security forces and protesters continued in the country as demonstrators are taking to streets in different cities to protest the military coup that took place on Feb. 1.
Earlier, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced imposing sanctions on Myanmar’s Ministries of Defense and home affairs by adding them to its trade blacklist, to punish Myanmar’s army for its Feb 1 coup.
Sanctions were imposed on the two ministries, in addition to two other entities in the country, due to the coup in Burma, according to a statement by the U.S. Department.
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