The National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC) has welcomed the joint statement of US President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they called for the release of all those arbitrarily detained, the establishment of constructive dialogue, and the transition of Myanmar toward an inclusive federal democratic system.

On 29 June, the NUCC said that it was very encouraged as the joint statement reflects the contents and essence of the Federal Democracy Charter Part 1 of the Declaration of the Federal Democratic Union written down and ratified by their People’s Assembly of 27-29 January 2022.

The NUCC also called upon the cooperation of the US president and Indian prime minister in gaining global recognition of the National Unity Government (NUG) as the genuine government of the Myanmar people, seeking to liberate the country from the military dictatorship and contributing towards a free, open, inclusive and resilient Indo-Pacific.

The Myanmar military condemned the joint statement, and its foreign ministry insisted that the junta detained no one against the law, while the regime is seeking the understanding, support and constructive cooperation of the international community to the regime’s efforts in developing a democratic federal union.

Recently, the research group Justice for Myanmar urged India to stop selling arms to Myanmar’s military, asked its western allies to join the call, and singled out Sweden and the United States to join the call.

The report from Justice for Myanmar said that India’s arms manufacturing company Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) transferred numerous military-end use products to Myanmar for a total value of US$5.1 million over a period of six months from November 2022 to April 2023.

On 21 June, the United States imposed sanctions against Myanmar’s Ministry of Defense, Foreign Trade Bank and Myanmar Investment and Commercial Bank, which are pivotal in the military’s arms procurement.