He says it is time for Asean to make some difficult decisions. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BANGKOK – Myanmar’s crisis could take decades to resolve but as long as it continues, it will pose a challenge to Asean’s ability to get on with its agenda confronting the future, Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said at an ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute forum on Tuesday.
Asean, meanwhile, has not been able to persuade the Myanmar junta to take meaningful steps towards resolving the crisis, despite The regime has responded by not sending any representative, protesting that the move undermines Asean principles of non-interference and consensus. Drawing a parallel to the events preceding World War I, he said that the current “lack of strategic trust” between the US and China influences the way they engage with each other and creates the risk of a dangerous spiral of events.
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