Asean talks difficult on Myanmar

But local bloc notable to come up with combined method to dealing with junta Asean leaders take part in their retreat session at the 43rd Asean Summit in Jakarta on Tuesday. (Photo: AFP) JAKARTA: Southeast Asian leaders highly condemned violence and attacks on civilians in Myanmar, straight blaming the judgment junta, with host Indonesia stating at a top on Tuesday there hadactually been little development on an concurred peace strategy. Myanmar hasactually been damaged by lethal violence consideringthat the 2021 military coup deposed Aung San Suu Kyi’s federalgovernment and triggered a bloody crackdown on dissent. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) — long decried by critics as a toothless talking store — satisfied in the Indonesian capital Jakarta to lookfor a unified voice on the crisis. The leaders “urge the Myanmar Armed Forces in specific, and all related celebrations worried in Myanmar to de-escalate violence and stop targeted attacks on civilians, homes and public centers, such as schools, medicalfacilities, markets”, they stated in a 19-point declaration seen by AFP. “We highly condemned the continued acts of violence in Myanmar.” Rights groups haveactually implicated the junta of air strikes on rebel fortress and civilian facilities. Diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis haveactually been unsuccessful, with the junta disregarding the five-point peace strategy concurred with Asean members 2 years ago as well as worldwide criticism, and refusing to engage with its challengers. An earlier draft declaration seen by AFP — provided by Indonesia with input from all members and surged out over numerous challenging conferences inbetween foreign ministers — had left its Myanmar area blank. That shown the absence of agreement in the 10-member bloc on dealing with a routine whose leaders stay prohibited from top-level Asean conferences. Indonesian President Joko Widodo called for unity and cooperation “for peace and success” in the area
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