Jokowi: Indonesia will do its best to improve the situation in Myanmar, even as things there have become “complicated”.
Speaking to The Straits Times in a wide-ranging interview on Wednesday , Widodo also stressed that Asean will strive to continue being a peaceful region and avoid becoming a proxy for any global power, especially in a time when geopolitical tensions are running high between superpowers.
But there has been little progress towards restoring peace in Myanmar, which has been gripped by chaos and violence following the coup, with thousands killed. All this was possible in part due to personal engagement behind the scenes, said Mr Widodo. He chuckled as he revealed that he “does not know how many times” he had to speak on the phone with leaders like Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Mr Xi in the lead-up to the summit.
“So we have to take care of our relationship with both of them, and we cannot let it be disturbed. Asean is open for cooperation with all countries, including with the US and China.” China and four Asean states – Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam – have overlapping claims over the strategic waterway, an issue that has remained unresolved for decades.
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