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Added4. Rejects as illegitimate any elections organised unilaterally by the junta, in particular the general election scheduled for December 2025 and January 2026, which is in clear violation of democratic standards; stresses that no credible electoral process can take place under conditions of repression, mass displacement, continued arbitrary detentions, and the absence of inclusive political dialogue; denounces any results of these illegitimate elections that represent the junta’s attempt to gain international legitimacy; affirms that a credible pathway towards peace and democracy requires the military junta to end the violence and relinquish power, allow a civilian transitional authority, restore democratic institutions and reinstate legitimate civilian leaders;

Removed4. Expresses deep alarm at the pre-election repression, including attacks on civilians and the detention of around 100 political opponents under a repressive new election law prohibiting all speeches, organising or protests that disrupt any part of the electoral process, with penalties including up to 20 years in prison and the death penalty; calls for the law to be repealed and for the immediate release of all those arbitrarily imprisoned;

Added5. Condemns the Political Party Registration Law and the Law on the Protection of Multiparty Democratic General Elections from Obstruction, Disruption and Destruction, which are tools of blatant political and social oppression, and calls for their immediate repeal;

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Removed6. Reiterates that any future elections must be free and fair and held in accordance with international standards; notes that the current political situation and ongoing conflict and repression are unlikely to ensure these conditions;

Added7. Supports the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw and the National Unity Government (NUG) as the only legitimate representatives of the democratic wishes of the people of Myanmar; calls on ASEAN and the international community to include and involve them in genuine and inclusive political dialogue and efforts aimed at the peaceful resolution of the crisis based on respect for the rule of law;

Removed7. Takes note of ASEAN’s 2021 5PC regarding the situation in Myanmar, which includes a call for the immediate cessation of violence in Myanmar, constructive dialogue among all parties concerned to seek a peaceful solution in the interests of the people, the appointment of a special envoy of the ASEAN Chair to facilitate mediation of the dialogue process, with the assistance of the ASEAN Secretary-General, for the special envoy’s delegation to visit Myanmar to meet all parties concerned and for ASEAN to be allowed to provide humanitarian assistance;

Added8. Reaffirms the multi-ethnic nature of Myanmar and urges the Tatmadaw to fully respect each ethnicity’s inalienable rights; calls for an immediate, rigorous, independent and transparent investigation into the crimes committed in the country by the military and for their perpetrators to be brought to justice;

Removed8. Takes note of the ASEAN Leaders’ Review and Decision on the Implementation of the 5PC, which expresses ‘deep concern over the conflicts and dire humanitarian situation in the country as well as the lack of substantive progress in the implementation of the 5PC’, denounces ‘the continued acts of violence in Myanmar against civilians, public facilities, and civilian infrastructure’, and urges ‘all parties involved to take concrete action to immediately halt indiscriminate violence, denounce any escalation, exercise utmost restraint, ensure the protection and safety of all civilians’ in order to create a ‘conducive environment for the delivery of humanitarian assistance, and inclusive national political dialogue’ and to ensure ‘progress on the implementation of the 5PC in its entirety, with the sole objective of restoring peace, stability, democracy, through a Myanmar-owned and -led comprehensive political resolution’;

Added9. Reiterates its condemnation of the ongoing persecution and mass displacement of and systematic attacks against the Muslim Rohingya population; underlines that the EU continues to closely monitor the actions of the military leadership towards minorities in the country, including the Rohingya; condemns the disproportionate suffering of the Rohingya minority, who remain stateless, face mounting discrimination and lack meaningful access to humanitarian aid, while being trapped between warring parties;

Removed9. Emphasises the statement by Tom Andrews, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, that the junta has violated the 5PC and that ‘elections cannot be free, fair or credible when held amid military violence and repression, with political leaders detained and fundamental freedoms crushed’, and in which he calls for the ASEAN leaders to ‘refrain from doing anything to legitimise the junta’s charade, including sending observers to monitor the polls’;

Added10. Strongly condemns the persecution of religious minorities, including Christians, Muslims and other religious groups in the country; urges the Tatmadaw to end the killings and arrests of people belonging to religious minorities, as well as the shelling and raiding of places of worship; expresses its deep concern about the frequent attacks on churches, mosques, monasteries, schools and medical facilities, and the arrests of religious leaders; highlights the growing concern of the international community over the violent targeting of religious minorities in Myanmar; calls for respect for religious freedom in Myanmar;

Removed10. Deplores the grave conditions faced by the Rohingya in Myanmar, Bangladesh and across the region, noting that over one million refugees in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar camps endure worsening conditions, including abductions, sexual violence, and the detrimental effects of reduced aid on health care, education, and food security;

Added11. Stresses the need to address the root causes of the Rohingya crisis, including discrimination, denial of citizenship and exclusion from political life; calls for reform of the 1982 Citizenship Law that denies Rohingya their Myanmar citizenship rights;

Removed11. Condemns the junta’s lethal obstruction of humanitarian aid; takes note of the Commission’s allocation of EUR 76 million in EU humanitarian aid to address the needs of people affected by the main crises in South and South-East Asia; calls on the Commission to scale up funding, particularly for the Rohingya refugee response and the Myanmar humanitarian plan, and to expand resettlement pathways or alternative visa options; calls for greater engagement with local partners who can operate effectively in restrictive conditions, including by directing assistance through community-based and cross-border networks and supporting unregistered groups;

Added12. Calls for efforts towards sustainable improvements in ensuring the dignified and safe return of the Rohingya population; calls for the EU to assume a leading role in mobilising international support for the Rohingya people and in ensuring accountability for those responsible for their persecution, in particular the Myanmar military; commends Bangladesh for its crucial support and generosity in hosting over one million members of the Rohingya community, despite enormous challenges, and the engagement of the local populations in the Cox’s Bazar and Chittagong districts in providing support; encourages the authorities to continue their efforts to improve the living conditions of the Rohingya;

Removed12. Urges Bangladesh to lift restrictions on access to livelihoods, movement, education and protection for the Rohingya ; calls on Bangladesh, India and all governments in the region to refrain from returning any Rohingya refugees to Myanmar under the current conditions, where their safety and fundamental rights remain at severe risk; insists that any returns of Rohingya refugees must be voluntary, safe, dignified, and conducted under UN supervision, and not through bilateral arrangements with the junta;

Added13. Welcomes the EU’s humanitarian aid allocation of March 2025, including EUR 32.3 million for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, and calls for sustained and predictable funding of the Joint Response Plan for 2025-2026 to address critical underfunding; emphasises, however, that humanitarian funding alone cannot cover the needs of over one million refugees; underlines that resolving the Myanmar crisis, which is the root cause of the Rohingya killings, displacements and dire humanitarian crisis, is indispensable in achieving long-term, sustainable improvements in the situation of the Rohingya; calls, in this respect, for increased humanitarian assistance from the international community and countries in the region; urges the United States to continue its significant humanitarian aid to the Rohingya;

Removed13. Calls for the EU and its Member States to maintain the embargo on selling any military, security and surveillance equipment to Myanmar; calls for the EU and its Member States to ensure that any engagement with Myanmar, including by private companies, is subject to strengthened human rights due diligence processes to protect workers’ rights and to avoid any support for the military;

Added14. Calls for the EU and the Member States to ensure robust funding for psychosocial, health and protection services in refugee camps, especially for victims of sexual and gender-based violence, women, children and other vulnerable groups;

Removed14. Asks the UN Security Council to urgently impose a global arms embargo on Myanmar;

Added15. Stresses that the EU Member States and associated countries should maintain the embargo on the direct and indirect supply, sale and transfer, including transit, shipment and brokering, of all weapons, munitions and other military, security and surveillance equipment and systems, as well as the provision of training, maintenance and other military and security assistance; highlights the need for the ICC to further investigate the situation; asks the UN Security Council to urgently impose a global arms embargo on Myanmar;

Removed15. Reaffirms its support for credible accountability mechanisms and international investigations into the 2017 genocide and subsequent atrocities;

Added16. Calls for robust support for international accountability mechanisms, including the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar and proceedings before the International Court of Justice; calls for the EU and its Member States to continue to support the ICC so that it can continue its critical work in Myanmar unhindered;

Removed16. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, the UN Secretary-General, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (, the National Unity Government of Myanmar, ethnic organisations, and relevant international bodies.

Added17. Condemns international actors, particularly Russia and China, for their political, economic and military backing of the Myanmar junta;

Added18. Supports the continuation and expansion of targeted sanctions against those responsible for the coup, atrocities and abuses, including military commanders, economic entities and arms suppliers; calls for renewed and strengthened international efforts to impose sanctions on the Myanmar junta and to prevent sanctions circumvention;

Added19. Calls on the Commission to guarantee that the Everything But Arms scheme does not benefit the junta, or otherwise to temporarily withdraw the mechanism;

Added20. Urges the provision of increased humanitarian aid for Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, internally displaced people in Myanmar and refugees along the Thai-Myanmar border;

Added21. Underlines the necessity of reinforced EU-ASEAN cooperation to build a unified response that prioritises human rights and justice in Myanmar; urges ASEAN, its member states and in particular its Special Envoy on Myanmar to use their mandates proactively by cooperating closely with the UN Special Envoy and engaging all relevant stakeholders, including the NUG, ethnic organisations, women’s groups and civil society organisations, in order to advance an inclusive political process and contribute to a sustainable resolution to the crisis;

Added22. Calls on the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to regularly report to Parliament on the developments in Myanmar, including the situation of religious and ethnic groups;

Added23. Expresses its unwavering solidarity with the people of Myanmar and with their legitimate democratic representatives, including the NUG, ethnic revolutionary organisations and civil society organisations, in their struggle for freedom, dignity and democracy; honours the courage of all those resisting oppression;

Added24. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the legitimate President and National Unity Government of Myanmar, the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, the State Counsellor of Myanmar, the Tatmadaw, the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the Commission, the Council, the governments and parliaments of the EU Member States, the governments and parliaments of the United States, Bangladesh, the United Kingdom, Japan, India, Australia and Canada, the member states of ASEAN, and the People’s Republic of China, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the Secretary-General of ASEAN, the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights and the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar.