On Friday, January 29, 2021, a group of Diplomatic Missions in Myanmar, including Australia, Canada, the United States, and a number of European Union Member States, issued a joint statement in support of "Myanmar's democratic transition and efforts to promote peace, human rights, and development in the country." The statement expressed optimism surrounding the upcoming Parliamentary session and its elections on February 1 and "congratulate[s] the people of Myanmar on their historic participation in the country's recent general election," which took place on November 8, 2020. The statement urges respect for democracy and indicates that they "oppose any attempt to alter the outcome of the elections or impede Myanmar's democratic transition." Read the statement in full on the U.S. Embassy in Burma's website [3].