Southeast Asian leaders also condemned the recent attack on a convoy delivering humanitarian aid in Myanmar's Shan State.
LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations said it is"deeply concerned" about the ongoing violence in Myanmar and condemned the recent attack on a convoy delivering humanitarian aid in Myanmar's Shan State."We were deeply concerned with ongoing violence in Myanmar and urged the immediate cessation of all forms of violence and the use of force," ASEAN said in a statement on Wednesday .
Few details have been released about the shooting in eastern Myanmar's Shan State but Singapore and Indonesia said their representatives were unharmed. "We supported the efforts of the chair of ASEAN, including its continued engagements with all stakeholders in Myanmar, to encourage progress in the implementation of the Five-Point Consensus."agreed upon between ASEAN and the junta in 2021, months after it overthrew the elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. It has yet to be implemented.
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