Myanmar central bank denies UN report on weapons transactions

FILE PHOTO: Military personnel participates in a parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

(Reuters) - Myanmar's central bank denied a U.N. report that the country's military government can still access money and weapons for its war against anti-coup forces, saying financial institutions under the bank's supervision followed prescribed procedures.

The Central Bank of Myanmar "expressed our strong objection to the U.N. Special Rapporteur’s report", it said in a statement published in a junta newspaper on Saturday. "The U.N. report severely harms the interests of Myanmar civilians and the relationship between Myanmar and other countries."