Myanmar rejects UN resolution that calls for arms embargo and condemns takeover by military junta

Myanmar’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday rejected a UN General Assembly resolution calling for an arms embargo against the Southeast Asian nation and condemning the military’s February seizure of power.Myanmar described the resolution, which passed on Friday and is not legally binding, as being “based on one-sided sweeping allegations and false assumptions.” The statement issued in the capital Naypyidaw said the Foreign Ministry had sent letters of objection to the UN Secretary-General Antonio…