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<p>The UK is a longstanding supporter of an arms embargo on Myanmar. We are clear
that countries should not sell arms to the Myanmar military. The UK helped secure
and strengthen a comprehensive EU arms embargo on Myanmar following the 2017 Rohingya
crisis. Since we left the EU, we have transitioned this into domestic law. We are
working closely with partners to coordinate pressure on those who sell arms to the
military, and have used our leadership role at the G7 and UN to this end. On 5 May,
the UK secured a G7 Foreign and Development Ministers' Meeting Communiqué that committed
G7 members to continue to prevent the supply of arms and technical assistance to the
military. The G7 Leaders' Communiqué of 13 June reaffirmed G7 unity on pursuing additional
measures should they prove necessary. On 18 June, the UK worked with partners to deliver
a UN General Assembly Resolution which urged member states to prevent the flow of
arms to Myanmar.</p>
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