YANGON, Feb. 27 (Sputnik) - Myanmar's ambassador to the United Nations, Kyaw Moe Tun, has been fired, Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV) reported on Saturday.

"[Kyaw Moe Tun] had betrayed the country and spoken for an unofficial organisation which doesn't represent the country and had abused the power and responsibilities of an ambassador", the broadcaster said.

The dismissal comes just hours after the envoy gave an impassioned address to the UN about the necessity to "immediately end the military coup, to stop oppressing the innocent people, to return the state power to the people, and to restore the democracy", ending his speech with a three-fingered salute, a gesture used by protesters against the military.