In connection with the news report, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of the Union of Myanmar issued a Press Statement today. The Press Statement said, during these days, some international media are accusing Myanmar of cooperating with DPRK in trying to implement its nuclear programme with the aim of possessing nuclear weapons. Actually, they are just groundless accusations made with the intention of launching political attacks on Myanmar. Moreover, these false accusations are generated by individuals and the media with the intention of harming Myanmar's interest. These baseless accusations are based solely on the fabrications of deserters, fugitives and exiles. Hence, they are not credible, correct and just.

Al Jazeera revealed that the source of the news report was from Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB). DVB is a foreign-funded news agency based in Oslo, Norway. It is surviving on the aid provided by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) which was formed by the US in 1983. The US Congress is providing funds annually to NED. In reality, DVB is operating with NED aids. US Senator Jim Webb in his letter submitted to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stated that the said accusation was broadcast by US-funded DVB. DVB is a news agency manufacturing slanderous news reports against Myanmar. It is a killer broadcasting station that is hateching evil plots and sowing hatred between Myanmar and the international community and among the Myanmar national people.

According to the exposition of the deserter and fugitive stated in the press statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the unfounded allegations against Myanmar regarding the nuclear programme, they are deserter Captain Sai Thein Win and fugitive retired Major Aung Lin Htut.

Deserter Sai Thein Win was born of U Sai Than Myint and Daw Nan Mon Hsa of Kyaukme. He was appointed as a military gazetted officer on 11 April 1999. He was promoted to the rank of captain on 11 April 2002. He obtained an MSc (Power Engineering) from Bouman Moscow State Technical University of Russia in 2004 and failed a PhD entrance examination. He is just a captain. He has been a deserter since he was absent without leave starting 28 February 2010. It is found that although he was a captain in service, he said himself he was Major Sai Thein Win in broadcasts by pretending to be a major wearing insignia of the rank of major when he joined anti-government organizations. As he is not only a deserter but also an offender having committed other crimes, plans are under way to take action against him.

Fugitive Aung Lin Htut was born to U Aye Kyaw and Daw Khin Kyi of No.26, 114th Street, Ayogon, Tamway Township,Yangon. He was appointed as a military gazetted officer on 26 January 1978. He was transferred to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 29 September 1999 and he retired from the military service on 20 June 2000. He was declared fugitive on 20 May 2005 after a lawsuit had been filed against him at Yangon Division Court under section-3 of 1963 public property protection law/ code of criminal procedure section-512 for mis- appropriating a State budget worth US$ 4525 while serving as Minister Counselor at Myanmar Embassy in Washington, the United States, section-124(A) of state discrediting law/code of criminal procedure section-512 and section-5(J) of 1950 emergency act/code of criminal procedure section-512 for affecting State security and law and order. Moreover, he was declared fugitive after he had been filed by Special Intelligence Department at Yangon East District Court under section-122(2) of criminal law/code of criminal procedure section-512 for high treason.

Although the above-mentioned deserter and fugitive made slanderous accusations in order to harm the interests of Myanmar, no authorities concerned detained or arrested their family members. There have been remarks among the people who have viewed the broadcasts of Al Jazeera that the said deserter and fugitive are being used by destructionists for money and that they should not have made such slanderous accusations in their own interests.