Speaking after the meeting, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi told reporters that the Chinese support for a five-point consensus on Myanmar achieved at a recent ASEAN summit "would be very much appreciated" as it would contribute to efforts to reach a peaceful solution in the coup-hit Southeast Asian country.

She also said the success of the implementation of the consensus "needs a commitment by Myanmar, particularly from the military."

The five points are ending violence, holding constructive talks among "all parties concerned," the sending of aid to Myanmar, the appointment of a special envoy to facilitate talks, and the envoy being allowed visits to the country.

Retno said the special envoy should be immediately named, provided with clear policy guidance and given access to communicate "with all stakeholders."

Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan told reporters over a call from Chongqing that while the ASEAN-China ministerial meeting took up the Myanmar issue, regrettably little progress has been achieved so far on the ground, according to broadcaster CNA.

"To be honest with you, we are disappointed at the slow -- very, very slow progress," Balakrishnan said, noting that civilians are still being hurt or killed, political detainees have not been released and "there has been no real sign of meaningful political dialogue and cooperation."

"All of us were united on the need for an immediate cessation of violence, on the need for the release of detainees and for meaningful negotiations and dialogue to occur among all parties," he said.

"And even the appointment of an ASEAN envoy only makes sense if there is a genuine desire within Myanmar itself for genuine dialogue and negotiations. So this is still a work in progress."

According to state-run Xinhua News Agency, China and ASEAN also held high-level talks on the South China Sea issue on Monday.

While China's sovereignty dispute with ASEAN member countries such as the Philippines and Vietnam continues to strain the relationship, it has confirmed its intention to formulate a "code of conduct" with ASEAN for the purpose of avoiding conflict.

Marsudi said, "Our capabilities in managing the South China Sea will be a test for the relationship between ASEAN and China."

"ASEAN and China must immediately continue the negotiations on the code of conduct, in which progress is very slow. We hope that these negotiations can be quickly completed with effective and substantive results."

She said Indonesia is ready to host negotiations on the code of conduct in Jakarta in the near future.

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