An April 2021 photo shows then-ambassador Kyaw Zwar Minn gesturing outside the Myanmar Embassy in London after he was locked out of it. - Reuters
YANGON, July 23 (Reuters): Myanmar has appointed a new temporary head of its embassy in London, Britain's foreign ministry said on Friday, replacing the previous ambassador who was ousted after breaking ranks with the military government over its Feb. 1 coup.
The selection of the new "charge d'affaires ad interim" did not require the consent of the British government, a foreign ministry spokesperson told Reuters, which first reported the move earlier on Friday.
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