Indonesia urges ASEAN to quickly appoint envoy for Myanmar
The Hindu
She reiterated a call for the safety of civilians as the ruling junta cracks down on opposition.
Indonesia’s foreign minister on Wednesday urged the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) to immediately appoint a special envoy on Myanmar in response to its military coup, and reiterated a call for the safety of civilians as the ruling junta cracks down on opposition. After holding talks with EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell in Jakarta, Retno Marsudi said Indonesia is continuing to communicate with the ASEAN chair and other member countries following their demand for an immediate end to killings and the release of political detainees in Myanmar. ASEAN leaders met in April in Jakarta with Myanmar’s coup leader, Senior Gen Min Aung Hlaing. They also agreed that a dialogue between parties in Myanmar should immediately start, with the help of the ASEAN envoy.
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