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View all search resultsIndonesia pushes for 'lasting stability' in Myanmar on ASEAN talks
Philippine Foreign Minister Theresa Lazaro said the bloc did not reach consensus on its stance against the result of Myanmar’s election, in which the military-backed party claimed victory.
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(From left to right) Malaysia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamad Hasan, Myanmar's Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hau Khan Sum, Thailand's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Timor-Leste's Foreign Minister Bendito dos Santos Freitas, Vietnam's Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung, Philippines' Foreign Minister Theresa Lazaro, Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Brunei's Second Minister of Foreign Affairs Erywan Yusof, Cambodia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn, Foreign Minister Sugiono, Laos' Foreign Minister Thongsavanh Phomvihane and ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn pose for a group photo on Jan. 29, 2026 during the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Retreat in Cebu City, the Philippines. (AFP/Pool/Jam Sta Rosa)
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oreign Minister Sugiono stressed the importance of lasting stability in Myanmar at the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) in Cebu, the Philippines, as the junta-run country just marked its controversial election, the first to take place since the 2021 military coup.
On the first day of the ministers’ meeting, which was the first held under the Philippines’ chairmanship this year, Sugiono and fellow Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) top diplomats exchanged views on how to bolster the implementation of the Five-Point Consensus (5PC), the bloc’s main framework for addressing ongoing crises in Myanmar.
The consensus, agreed in April 2021 following the coup, has been widely deemed to provide little progress in helping to create peace in Myanmar, as the conflict between the military junta and armed opposition groups continues.
Sugiono noted that Indonesia “stands ready to facilitate inclusive dialogue” among all relevant stakeholders and “share its experience” in nation-building, reconciliation and regional autonomy.
“[Our] main focus is to draft creative efforts to build lasting and inclusive stability in Myanmar,” the minister wrote in his Instagram post on Wednesday.
He also expressed appreciation for Philippine Foreign Minister Theresa Lazaro, who also serves as the special envoy of the ASEAN chair to Myanmar, over her meetings with various parties in the military-run country.
“This [special envoy’s visit] demonstrates ASEAN’s commitment to ensuring that reconciliation remains a top priority [in Myanmar],” said Sugiono in a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry on Thursday.
