Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi was in the Brunei capital of Bandar Seri Begawan on Wednesday, where she met Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and Foreign Minister Erywan Yusof to discuss various issues including the political situation in Myanmar, where hundreds of civilian leaders have been detained following a military coup earlier this month.

Members of the freely elected civilian government of Myanmar, including State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, are in the custody of the military junta, who detained them before the convening of the first session of parliament after successful elections held in November last year.

As neighboring countries offered mixed responses to the illegitimate move on Feb. 1, Retno said she continued to engage with her ASEAN counterparts as well as foreign ministers from other countries as well as the United Nations special envoy on Myanmar.

“Many countries have expressed their concerns including Indonesia, but expressing concern is one thing; the question is what can Indonesia and ASEAN do, especially to help Myanmar get out of this delicate situation,” the minister said after the meetings in Brunei on Wednesday.

Outside the region, countries have expressed serious concerns and support for ASEAN to act, including at the UN Security Council, whose members singled out the bloc in a statement made just days after the coup. The UN Human Rights Council also passed a special resolution on the crisis in Myanmar on Feb. 12 in support of ASEAN.

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