Vietnam is monitoring the situation in Myanmar, hoping that the country will soon stabilize to build and develop, according to a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

"As a neighboring country in the region and also a member of ASEAN, Vietnam is very interested in monitoring the ongoing situation in Myanmar. Vietnam wants Myanmar to soon stabilize the situation to build and develop the country.

The Myanmar army on the morning of February 1 announced the arrest of State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, President Win Myint and some senior leaders in the ruling party, and declared a state of emergency to run the country in

Thailand, Cambodia and the Philippines asserted that Suu Kyi's arrest was "Myanmar's internal matter", while the Singapore Foreign Ministry expressed "serious" concerns about the situation.

The US, Australia and the United Nations issued a strong warning message, asking the Myanmar military to release Ms. Suu Kyi and other government officials as well as respect the will of the people and resolve differences through peaceful dialogue.

Suu Kyi's ruling National Coalition for Democracy (NLD) won with 346 out of 412 parliamentary seats.

Army commander Min Aung Hlaing, considered the most powerful in Myanmar, last week warned that the 2008 constitution could be "revoked" under certain circumstances.