PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has expressed Malaysia's disappointment on the lack of meaningful and real progress in Asean's efforts to tackle the humanitarian crisis and human rights violations in Myanmar which has entered its third year.
The Prime Minister said the situation in Myanmar remains challenging but all Asean members support Asean's chair this year, Indonesia, to implement the Five-Point Consensus to resolve the crisis.
"Malaysia is disappointed that there continues to be a lack of meaningful and real progress in the implementation of the 5PC. We remain supportive of the efforts of the special envoy of the chair," the Prime Minister told The Star on Wednesday .In the written reply to The Star, the Prime Minister said Malaysia took note that Indonesia has undertaken 60 engagements with various stakeholders in Myanmar and that the progress remains slow.
He also said Malaysia on its part would use its good relations with other countries to rally the international community to support Asean's efforts in addressing the crisis in Myanmar.
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