The National Unity Government (NUG) has officially notified the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs that the investment and economic agreements signed during military council leader Min Aung Hlaing’s visit to Russia are invalid, according to NUG Presidential Office spokesperson U Kyaw Zaw. This announcement was made during today’s Press Briefing (6/2025) to the public and international community.
Min Aung Hlaing visited Russia and Belarus from March 3 to March 9, during which time he sought to secure military weapons purchases, illegal funding channels, and labor export agreements. The NUG spokesperson emphasized that these activities were solely aimed at maintaining the military’s grip on power, boosting the morale of their losing forces, and seeking political legitimacy through fraudulent elections. The agreements signed during this trip with the military council have been declared ineffective, with the NUG formally communicating this position to the Russian government through diplomatic channels.
The National Unity Government has made it clear that it will only honor international agreements and treaties that were established prior to the military coup. The NUG has issued orders to suspend all investment activities approved by the military council’s Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC), declaring such approvals illegal. Through Notification 1/2021 issued by the NUG’s Ministry of Planning, Finance and Investment, all investment permits and approvals granted after February 1, 2021, have been invalidated. The government has specifically warned against conducting any business operations under permits issued by the military council’s investment commission and has ordered the immediate cessation of all ongoing unauthorized investment activities without exception.
