Myanmar Junta Rebuffs ASEAN Call to Free Aung San Suu Kyi, Questions Need for Envoy
ASEAN said regular access for Aung San Suu Kyi could support dialogue and trust-building, and it again called for her unconditional release.
- On Saturday, Myanmar's foreign ministry rejected the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' renewed call for the unconditional release of Aung San Suu Kyi, dismissing the need for the organization's special envoy.
- In an effort to address criticism, the government allowed a representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross to visit 81-year-old Suu Kyi last week, the first independent humanitarian contact in five years.
- The ASEAN Chair, President Marcos, reaffirmed the role of the Special Envoy, Philippine Foreign Minister Maria Theresa Lazaro, in engaging all parties under the Five-Point Consensus framework.
- Myanmar's government stated that while it commuted Suu Kyi's sentences based on humanitarian considerations, a full and unconditional release would only occur 'in accordance with the law.'
- Officials indicated they will continue working with Lazaro but see no need for the special envoy path when Singapore takes over the ASEAN chair on January 1, 2027.
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Myanmar rebuffs ASEAN’s call to free Aung San Suu Kyi and questions the need for an envoy
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