The National Unity Government (NUG) announced last week that their foreign ministry delegation met with the Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs to discuss the Myanmar crisis and struggle for democracy.

NUG Union Minister for Foreign Affairs Daw Zin Mar Aung and Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Ann Linde, met and discussed related issues in cooperation between the two countries on 8 June.

In addition to discussion about the Myanmar revolution and struggle for a federal democratic union, humanitarian assistance and the ongoing acts of terrorism committed by the Military Council were also touched upon during the meeting.

After the meeting, Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs remarked on her Twitter page that she supports the pro-democracy movement of the Myanmar People.

The visit to Sweden followed an earlier trip to the USA. NUG Union Minister for Foreign Affairs Daw Zin Mar Aung visited Washington DC from 11 to 22 May during the US-ASEAN summit and met with US officials and leaders from the Association of south East Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries.

Currently, the Military Council is losing on the diplomatic front compared with NUG government. On 4 June, the French Embassy in Yangon referred to the Military Council as “an illegitimate military regime”, sparking a furor in Naypyidaw.