WASHINGTON: A senior department of foreign official on Friday supports the exception of Myanmar’s military leader from the upcoming peak of the Association of Southeast Asian countries (ASEAN).
“It seems very appropriate and, in fact, really justified for ASEAN to reduce Burmese participation [Myanmar] [in the Summit],” the official said during the press direction, as quoted by Sputnik.
“We support all efforts to promote a fair resolution for the crisis [in Myanmar], recovery of democratic institutions and we fully respect the ASEAN decision there.” US officials have talked about reducing Myanmar’s participation in the Summit and ASEAN meetings in the future, officially more.
This happened after ASEAN members decided to exclude Military Chief of Myanmar Min Aung Hlaing from participation in the upcoming Summit in response to military reluctance to engage regional blocks to resolve the ongoing political and humanitarian crisis in the country.
The United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and the European Union on Friday expanded their support for ASEAN’s special envoys to Myanmar ahead of his journey to the Junta country.
The declaration, also signed by New Zealand, Norway, South Korea and Timor Leste, said the signatorily supports ASEAN’s efforts to “map the course of the current crisis in Myanmar.” “We welcome prospective visits to Myanmar by Brunei’s foreign minister,” they said.
The nations call Myanmar to be constructively engaged with ASEAN special envoys to also implement other aspects of consensus five points quickly and fully.
This visit was part of five consensus points hit by ASEAN with Junta leaders, Min Aung Hlaing, in April.
The Allies promised Brunein’s diplomat support to facilitate its implementation, including ending soon violence, dialogue among all parties, and humanitarian access.
The military seized power in Myanmar on February 1, imprisoning the ruler of De Facto Nation Aung San Suu Kyi and the President won Myint and encouraged mass protests demanding civilian power.