![]() ![]() The foreign ministry statement did not say where the meeting would be held, but the Bangkok Post newspaper cited Don as saying it would be held in the eastern seaboard resort city of Pattaya. ![]() As a neighboring country that shares a 2,400 km long border with Myanmar, Thailand wants to see cessation of violence which will eventually lead to peace and stability inside Myanmar,” the Thai foreign ministry statement said. “Dialogue is a fundamental requirement of diplomacy in seeking out peaceful solutions. Thailand did not organize it on behalf of ASEAN, and an open invitation was sent out to all nations that might be interested in hearing from Myanmar, Don said. Thai Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai in media interviews on Sunday defended the meeting, saying it aims to give Myanmar an opportunity to provide an update on its situation. It said it was "important that ASEAN demonstrates its unity in support of the ASEAN Chair and ASEAN processes which are in line with the mandate and decisions made by the ASEAN leaders.” However, at Thailand's invitation, its foreign minister is due to attend Monday's meeting.Ī Malaysian government statement Sunday said its foreign minister, Zambry Abdul Kadir, would not be able to attend “due to prior commitments,” but went on to emphasize that ASEAN’s peace plan “remained ASEAN’s valid reference and mandate in addressing the Myanmar issue.” However, the country’s military rulers, though initially accepting the plan, have made little effort to implement it.ĪSEAN subsequently declared that Myanmar was not welcome to send senior members of its military government to regional meetings because of its failure to cooperate with the plan. Indonesian President Joko Widodo, whose country chairs ASEAN this year, acknowledged to his fellow leaders at a summit last month that no progress had been made to end the civil strife, and renewed a call for an end to the violence.ĪSEAN, of which Myanmar is a member, two years ago agreed on a five-point plan that includes a call for an immediate stop to killings and other violence and the start of a national dialogue. The takeover prompted widespread public protests, whose violent suppression by security forces triggered an armed resistance that now spans much of the country. Myanmar’s crisis began after its military in February 2021 seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. ![]() They're among those pushing hardest for more pressure on Myanmar’s military government to implement moves toward peace. Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore are among ASEAN members not attending the meeting. It said it will be attended by representatives from Laos, Cambodia, India, China, Brunei and Vietnam, as well as Myanmar - a highly contentious issue because ASEAN leaders had agreed to exclude the ruling generals from their meetings. ![]()
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