JAKARTA, Aug 4 — Foreign ministers from the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) have appointed Brunei’s second minister for foreign affairs, Erywan Yusof, as special envoy to Myanmar, the group said today. Erywan has been tasked with ending violence in Myanmar, opening dialogue...
JAKARTA, Aug 4 — Foreign ministers from the Association of South-east Asian Nations have appointed Brunei’s second minister for foreign affairs, Erywan Yusof, as special envoy to Myanmar, the group said today.
The diplomat will also oversee a humanitarian aid package, although no details of the assistance were announced. Instead, the communique called for the Asean Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance to start work on “policy guidance”. The United Nations and many countries, including the United States and China, have urged Asean, whose 10 members include Myanmar, to spearhead diplomatic efforts to restore stability in Myanmar.
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