ASIA – ASEAN calls for “concrete actions” to end Myanmar’s civil war

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Vientiane (Agenzia Fides) – “Concrete measures” to end Myanmar’s civil war and resume diplomatic efforts to resolve it are what the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) military junta of Myanmar and its opponents, while the conflict in the country continues. The problem of instability in the former Burma and the need for political change took center stage on the first day of the annual ASEAN summit in Vientiane, Laos. Heads of state or government of member states also held face-to-face talks with a senior representative of Myanmar’s ruling military government for the first time in three years, while ASEAN had previously excluded politicians from the Burmese military junta. from its peaks.
ASEAN leaders condemned the attacks on the civilian population and called on the parties involved to “take concrete measures to immediately put an end to the indiscriminate violence.” However, the summit did not discuss how to implement the ‘five-point plan’ proposed by ASEAN to overcome the crisis following the military coup three years ago and which was never considered by the Burmese junta taken. Instead, it said that “other ways are being sought to move forward” and formulate new strategies, as the five-point plan “has not been very effective in really changing the situation.”
New efforts include talks and meetings to mediate between the warring parties, such as the one organized and organized by the Indonesian government in Jakarta, which brought together representatives of Indonesia, ASEAN, the European Union and the United States, as well as members of the Burmese ‘government of national unity’ in exile. Meanwhile, “informal consultations” on Myanmar will be held in Thailand in December, attended by ASEAN members and likely also by neighboring countries such as China and India.
At the 45th summit, underway in Laos (October 6-11), the ASEAN countries (association of ten members: Brunei, Cambodia, Philippines, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam ) discuss regional and international issues of common interest, such as ongoing conflicts, economic and financial problems, climate change, natural disasters and cross-border crime. A total of 56 documents are expected to be adopted, covering the three pillars of ASEAN, which considers itself a political, security, economic and socio-cultural community of states. (PA) (Agenzia Fides, 10/10/2024)

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