The Indonesian leader stressed that the crisis will not hinder efforts in Asean community building. Read more at straitstimes.com.
– the President said Indonesia continues to make efforts to move forward the implementation of the Asean five-point consensus through engagements with various parties to create inclusive dialogue, distribution of humanitarian assistance and calling an end to the violence.
The consensus was forged by Asean in April 2021 as a way of trying to resolve the crisis triggered by the Myanmar military’s coup in February the same year, which has left thousands of civilians killed and hundreds of thousands displaced. Mr Widodo, or Jokowi as he is better known, stressed that the issue of Myanmar will not hinder efforts in community building in Asean as that is “one of the things people in Asean expect and have been waiting for”.
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