President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. said Thursday that ASEAN member states believe there is a need to reengage both Myanmar's ruling military junta and the opposition to address the conflict there.
A chair for the Myanmar delegation is left empty during the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting ahead of the 42nd ASEAN Summit in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, May 9, 2023. Mast Irham/ Pool via REUTERS
In his statement after the 42nd ASEAN Summit Retreat Session, Marcos said members of the regional bloc have appeared to reach an agreement to ease the growing tension in the conflict-torn state. “Since the Five-Point [Consensus] has not been implemented and there seems little progress, the advice or the opinion of the majority of ASEAN members was that we must find ways to re-engage both sides of the conflict, both the military regime and the opposition. And it seems a good idea,” he added.
Myanmar has been trapped in a cycle of violence since the army ousted Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government in February 2021, detaining her and thousands of activists and launching a bloody crackdown on protests and dissent.
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