On Friday, Jokowi received a phone call from Hun Sen, who reported on the results of his visit to the Myanmar capital on Jan. 7. But the President said the attitude of the Myanmar military regime did not show any commitment in implementing any of ASEAN’s solutions for lasting peace.

In fact, the President said, just days after Hun Sen’s visit, Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to another four years in prison.

It was the latest conviction in a slew of cases against the ousted civilian leader, later halved to two years by the military-installed government.

"Not to mention, violence is still continuing in Myanmar. This is not a good gesture and disrespects Prime Minister Hun Sen's efforts to resolve the Myanmar issue," Jokowi said in a statement issued over the weekend.

Jokowi said in resolving the Myanmar issue, it was important to implement ASEAN’s five-point consensus, which was made during an emergency leaders' meeting in Jakarta in April last year.

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The consensus demands the cessation of violence, the appointment of an ASEAN special envoy to mediate dialogue and the facilitation of humanitarian aid, among other things.

The military’s unwillingness to cooperate has led to the decision by ASEAN to disinvite the military’s coupmaker Min Aung Hlaing to their summit in October last year. The group said it would only accept non-political representation at the meeting.

 Jokowi said such a decision also applied to other ASEAN meetings including the foreign ministers’ retreat, which was supposed to be held last week but was postponed because several ministers claimed they were unable to attend.

The postponement of one of ASEAN’s flagship meetings that usually set the tone for the rest of the year highlighted the polarizing views over Cambodia’s invitation to military-appointed foreign minister Wunna Maung Lwin.

Jokowi insisted that as long as there was no significant progress in Myanmar, the country must still be represented by officials at a non-political level at any ASEAN event.

Leading ASEAN’s largest economy, Jokowi emphasized that ASEAN’s approach to Myanmar must be based on mutually agreed principles, especially the five-point consensus. He stressed that Cambodia, as this year’s ASEAN chair, should not get such principles confused with any agenda of Myanmar’s armed forces, known as the Tatmadaw. 

"The implementation of the five-point consensus should not be used to support the Tatmadaw's five-point road map. Do not get it linked because it can be interpreted as a form of ASEAN's support for the Myanmar military," Jokowi said.

The five-point road map refers to the military junta's own plan after it unconstitutionally took over the government on Feb. 1 last year, which includes a plan to hold a new election.

He said the Tatmadaw must, first and foremost, provide access to ASEAN’s special envoy to communicate immediately with all parties in Myanmar in order to pave the way for an inclusive national dialogue.

"Access to all stakeholders is very important. Commitment to granting access is also very important so that there is a political solution that is agreed upon and accepted by all parties," he said. 

"I am afraid that [having the military regime] labeling the National League for Democracy [Suu Kyi's party] and the National Unity Government [parallel government made up of politicians in hiding] as terrorist groups, the special envoy will not be given access to meet them," Jokowi added.

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Hun Sen also proposed the formation of a troika consisting of top diplomats of Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia and Indonesia, supported by the ASEAN secretary-general to monitor the implementation of the five-point consensus.

Jokowi said such a proposal should be discussed further by ASEAN foreign ministers.

He however agreed to Hun Sen’s proposal to establish a consultative meeting on the distribution of humanitarian aid comprising the ASEAN special envoy, the secretary-general and representatives of ASEAN's humanitarian agency the AHA Center, as well as Myanmar authorities and United Nations agencies.