The bloc is retaining its five-point consensus that includes calls for cessation of violence.
VIENTIANE, Laos - Asean foreign ministers on July 25 stuck by the bloc’s peace plan for Myanmar, even as a civil war sparked by the country’s 2021 military coup widens.
On July 25, for example, the ethnic minority Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army claimed to have captured the military’s North-eastern Regional Military Command headquarters in Lashio, an important administrative centre in Shan state near China. The was denied by a junta spokesperson. Mr Ngurah, who is also Indonesia’s ambassador to Switzerland, told ST there was no discussion among Asean foreign ministers about the election which Myanmar’s junta has promised but has yet to hold after overthrowing its democratically elected civilian government.
Asean is calling for the international community to scale up humanitarian assistance to Myanmar, he said. According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, just 12 per cent of the US$994 million required to aid MyanmarAsean’s foreign ministers are expected to release a joint communique about their discussion on July 25, which included the intensifying confrontations between rival claimants in the South China Sea and the Gaza conflict.
“Asean is also making steady progress on its Digital Economy Framework Agreement targeted for completion by 2025. An open, secure, interoperable and inclusive regional digital economy will empower businesses, boost investments and enhance Asean’s relevance in the global digital economy,” he added.ASEAN has been working on charting the next phase of its growth journey. The theme of Laos PDR’s ASEAN Chairmanship...
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