President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday called for the speedy implementation of the Five Point Consensus peace plan to address the deepening crisis in Myanmar. READ:
The President made this remark in a speech at the 41st ASEAN Summit Retreat, where he called on his fellow ASEAN leaders to heed the call for the welfare and protection of the people of Myanmar.
Mr. Marcos encouraged other ASEAN leaders to continue taking a constructive approach in engaging the stakeholders in Myanmar, consistent with their shared vision of an ASEAN that is people-centered and people-oriented. After the military coup in 2021 that overthrew the government of Aung San Suu Kyi, widespread unrest has been reported in the junta-led nation as civilians denounced military rule.
Biden will then go on to hold a high-stakes meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Indonesia on Monday. Daniel Kritenbrink, the top US diplomat for East Asia, said Myanmar would be a top subject when Biden meets ASEAN leaders on Saturday.Indonesian President Joko Widodo met Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on the sidelines of ASEAN late Thursday to discuss their concerns about the situation in Myanmar.
Myanmar state media have slammed ASEAN’s involvement, accusing the bloc of being a “lapdog for the US” while the junta warned against imposing a timeline on the peace process, saying it could lead to “negative implications.”
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