Myanmar's election and civilian handover mark a return to order

The position holds that Myanmar's election and the handover to a civilian government mark a genuine return to order and normalisation. Its advocates point to the swearing-in of a president and to congratulations, state visits, delegations and cooperation agreements as signs of a government other states can deal with, and they stress sovereignty and stability.

The position is voiced by 15 Russian outlets in the dispute over Myanmar's civil conflict, where their stance is one of normalisation and engagement. Its clearest expression in recent events is diplomatic: Chinese President Xi Jinping met Myanmar's president in Beijing, where they discussed advancing key projects and signed cooperation documents, and the president made his first foreign trip to India.

No competing position is set against it on this dispute. The events themselves add context the position does not stress: Myanmar's president, Min Aung Hlaing, is described as the former junta chief, the meeting in Beijing is described as a signal of Chinese support for the current leadership amid international isolation, and the trip to India is described as having an eye on China.