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View all search resultsSugiono visits Myanmar in first RI ministerial trip since coup
Foreign Minister Sugiono visited Myanmar on Monday, becoming the first Indonesian minister to travel to Naypyidaw since the 2021 military coup, in a move that signals Jakarta's willingness to re-engage with the junta while reaffirming support for ASEAN-led peace efforts.
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Long time no see: Foreign Minister Sugiono (left) pays a courtesy call to Myanmar's junta leader Gen. Min Aung Hlaing on June 8, marking the first high-level meeting between Jakarta and Naypyidaw since the military coup d'etat in 2021. (Courtesy of/Foreign Ministry)
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oreign Minister Sugiono visited Myanmar on Monday, becoming the first Indonesian minister to travel to Naypyidaw since the 2021 military coup, signaling Jakarta's eagerness to expand cooperation with the junta-lead country while reaffirming support for ASEAN-led peace efforts.
During talks with junta chief Min Aung Hlaing, Sugiono reiterated Indonesia's commitment to supporting dialogue and peace in Myanmar through engagement with “all stakeholders”, while also expressing interest in expanding bilateral cooperation in sectors such as energy and agriculture.
“A sustainable peace process must be Myanmar-owned and Myanmar-led, and Indonesia emphasized the importance of implementing ASEAN’s Five-Point Consensus as a shared framework to support the resolution of the situation in Myanmar,” Sugiono said in a video statement released on Tuesday.
He added Indonesia saw significant opportunities to deepen cooperation with Myanmar, while referring to the junta leader as the “President of Myanmar”.
The attribution is notable as Indonesia has not formally recognized Myanmar’s general election that elevated Min Aung Hlaing to the presidency. Widely criticized as neither free nor inclusive, the staggered polls held between December 2025 and January 2026 excluded key opposition forces and vast conflict-affected regions.
Critics, including rights groups and opposition forces, dismissed the polls as a sham designed to legitimize military rule. Min Aung Hlaing was subsequently elected president by a military-dominated parliament on April 3 and sworn into office a week later, effectively extending his grip on power.
[RA::Normalizing Myanmar’s junta will not bring peace:;/opinion/2026/05/15/normalizing-myanmars-junta-will-not-bring-peace]
