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Indonesia ‘shuttles’ to Brunei to marshal unified Myanmar coup response
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi is talking to counterparts from ASEAN states and other countries to coordinate a response to the political crisis in post-coup Myanmar.
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An armored vehicle drives past the Sule Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, on Feb. 14, after days of mass protests against the recent military coup. (Agence France Presse/Thet HTOO )
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ndonesia’s top diplomat is employing the country’s trademark “shuttle diplomacy” in an effort to muster a concordant ASEAN response to Myanmar’s post-coup political crisis, as concerns mount over public safety in the country amid heavy-handed crackdowns.
Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi shared the plan while hosting Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó at an official meeting in Jakarta on Tuesday.
In addition to bilateral issues, the ministers discussed several international issues of shared concern, including the situation unfolding in Myanmar after its popularly elected government was ousted in a military coup on Feb. 1.
“I have conveyed to Minister Szijjártó my intensive communication with the foreign ministers of ASEAN countries, as well as India, Australia, Japan, Britain and the special envoy of the United Nations Secretary General on Myanmar,” Retno said in a joint statement after the talks.
She said she would also speak with United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to discuss the post-coup situation.
“This afternoon, I will visit several ASEAN countries, including Brunei Darussalam as the chair of ASEAN. Once again, Indonesia strives to continue contributing in a constructive manner,” she said on Tuesday.
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin previously instructed their respective foreign ministers to hold a special ASEAN meeting on the situation “as members of a family”.
