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Stop the violence’: ASEAN tells Myanmar to prioritise peace over holding elections, says bloc chair Malaysia
Malaysia has appointed a new ASEAN special envoy to Myanmar to try and implement the regional bloc’s stalled peace plan for the war-torn country.
LANGKAWI: The priority of Myanmar’s military govt should be to reinstate peace & not hold elections that would further foster divisions in the war-torn country, said Malaysia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Mohamad Hasan on Sunday (Jan 19).
Mohamad was speaking during a press conference at the conclusion of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers’ Retreat in Langkawi, where the bloc also discussed closer integration amid heightened geopolitical risks. Malaysia is the 2025 ASEAN chair.
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“We should carve Myanmar out for now, and I don’t think the Myanmar issue should frustrate our moves. It would be ideal if we could have just a strong consensus in giving a strong message to the Myanmar regime,” he reportedly said during an official visit to Thailand.
A NEW ASEAN ENVOY TO MYANMAR
Nearly four years since Myanmar was thrust into chaos following a military coup, the situation remains unstable as the junta battles ethnic minority armed groups for control of territory.
A peace effort by ASEAN known as the five-point consensus has made scant progress since its unveiling in April 2021, despite repeated calls for dialogue.
Mohamad said on Sunday that Malaysia has appointed former Malaysian diplomat Othman Hashim as ASEAN’s special envoy on the crisis in Myanmar.