
The Burmese authorities decided to transfer the capital from Rangun to the city of Pyanman, which is located 600 km north of the current capital of the country.
The Minister of Information of the Information of Myanmar (former Burma), General Zha San, made the relevant statement, Interfax reports.
“From the moment of acquisition of the independence of Rangun, the capital of Myanmar has been the capital, but the circumstances have changed, and it became necessary that the capital is located in the central part of the country,” the minister said. “The choice fell on the city of Pyanman, because it can be quickly reached from any corner of the country.”
Thus, the Burmese military junta actually recognized the fact of the transfer of the capital. Messages about truck convoys with personnel and equipment leaving the rank appeared on Sunday morning, BBC reports.
For several years, the city of Pyanman was a project of military junta, but serious construction began only 12 months ago.
It is assumed that in Pyanman a complex of 10 square meters will be built. km, on which military leaders, diplomatic structures, parliament, airport, golf club and other buildings for bureaucrats will be located.
Air Force correspondents say that the reasons for the transfer of the capital are not completely clear.
Some analysts explain it to paranoia in the highest military circles, which are terribly afraid of attack, perhaps from the USA, and believe that the farther the place is from the coast, the safer. Others say that the military junta simply follows the traditions of the Burmese kings of the pre -colonial period, which built new cities and palaces, guided by the words of clairvoyants.