Engagement with one party not part of Asean’s Myanmar peace plans, says Indonesia
on resolving the Myanmar crisis, and engagements with just one stakeholder are not conducive to peace, Indonesia said on Monday.
“In five months, Indonesia has done more than 75 engagements with Myanmar with various partners. And this engagement that is done includes the State Administration Council, the National Unity government and the others. Thailand, Laos and Myanmar sent their foreign ministers reportedly attended the meeting, held on Monday at the resort city of Pattaya. Asean countries Brunei, Cambodia, the Philippines and Vietnam were represented, while China and Indonesia also sent representatives.Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan had said on Friday
Indonesia is not making any “qualifications” about the meeting that Thailand was staging, and whether or not it specifically was at odds with the peace plans, he said. In April 2021, Asean drew up a five-point consensus peace plan with Myanmar, but there has been little progress in restoring peace or quelling the post-coup violence that has killed thousands.Indonesia accepts lack of progress in Myanmar peace plan, but asks Asean to stay united on issue
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