Laos ASEAN summit to focus on Myanmar crisis

Signage is seen at the National Convention Centre ahead of the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and Related Summits, in Vientiane, Laos, Oct. 7, 2024. Flags fly in front of the National Convention Centre ahead of the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and Related Summits, in Vientiane, Laos.

The failure of Myanmar’s junta to end the country’s violence, allow humanitarian assistance and implement other elements of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ “Five-Point Consensus” will be the focus of ASEAN’s summit this week in Laos.