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Indonesia pushes for implementation of Myanmar peace plan, resumption of COC talks
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Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi speaks during a press conference after the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat in Jakarta on Feb. 4.
(AFP/Bay Ismoyo)
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he ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat wrapped up in Jakarta on Saturday, with a proposal from Indonesia to implement a five-point peace plan for Myanmar and to resume negotiations for the Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea.
Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said that Jakarta proposed an "implementation plan" to ASEAN members for the "five-point consensus" agreed with the junta in April 2021 that called for an end to violence and dialogue between all parties in Myanmar.
“This plan is very important for ASEAN, in particular the chair, as guidance to address the situation in Myanmar in a united manner. It shows a strong unity of ASEAN members to implement the five-point consensus,” Retno told a press briefing on the last day of the talks.
"Broad support was received from all member states to this plan.”
The minister did not elaborate on what the implementation plan would entail. The minister’s expert staff member for regional diplomacy Ngurah Swajaya, meanwhile, said that the five-point consensus would remain the main guide for ASEAN to address the issue of Myanmar, including for the implementation plan discussed during the two-day retreat.
“Our point [with the implementation plan] is that we can reach concrete results for all points in the five-point consensus,” Ngurah said.
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