Hon NANAIA MAHUTA (Minister of Foreign Affairs): I wish to make a ministerial statement on the execution of activists in Myanmar. On Monday, 25 July Myanmar's State-run newspaper announced the execution of four people, including political figures Phyo Zeya Thaw, Kyaw Min Yu, Hla Myo Aung, and Aung Thura Zaw. The four were tried by a military court and reportedly denied access to legal counsel. This is a horrifying act by Myanmar's military regime. These executions are the first in Myanmar in decades and speak further to the regime's brutality since the coup. Our sympathies and thoughts are with the families and the loved ones of the victims at this time, and with the families and loved ones of all of those who have been killed by the military regime. 