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Indonesia to attend ASEAN ministers’ meeting on Myanmar
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War-torn: A deserted building in Lashio, Shan state, Myanmar, is pictured on Sept. 24, 2024, following a bombardment by junta forces. (AFP/Stringer)
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oreign Minister Sugiono will meet with fellow ASEAN foreign ministers and other officials in Thailand at the end of the month to discuss the situation in Myanmar, ministry spokesperson Rolliansyah “Roy” Soemirat said on Thursday.
Amid persistent violence in Myanmar and no real progress in ASEAN’s peace plan for the conflict-stricken country, Roy said the meeting, initiated by current ASEAN chair Laos, would discuss ways “to synergize” the bloc’s efforts to facilitate peace in Myanmar.
The meeting will include a discussion of how to implement ASEAN’s long-stalled Five-Point Consensus (5PC) for peace in the country.
Myanmar’s democratically elected government remains in the shadows in a crisis that has tested ASEAN’s reputation and integrity since the country’s 2021 military coup. The junta in Naypyidaw continues to conduct military campaigns against opposing factions.
Against this backdrop, ASEAN ministers plan to assess the developments in Myanmar, Roy told a press briefing on Thursday, asserting that the 5PC would remain the basis of the group’s efforts for peace.
“There is not any information about the meeting’s substance at the moment, but the troika members will continue to work with the mindset of keeping the 5PC's relevance and other concrete steps to implement it,” Roy said.
