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Thai Foreign Minister Hopes Myanmar Polls 'Start of Transition' to Peace

On Thursday, Thailand's foreign minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said he hoped the polls might be a precursor to sustainable peace, despite Myanmar's pro-military party declaring victory Monday in elections labelled a "sham" by rights groups.
At the ASEAN retreat in Cebu, foreign ministers from the 11-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations held a two-hour meeting on Myanmar, with Theresa Lazaro, Philippines foreign minister and current ASEAN chair, saying a "good number" of members held pragmatic views without endorsing the polls.
Sihasak urged continuation of dialogue, saying `for most of us, especially Thailand, the position is we hope they will continue after the election with dialogue, reconciliation and`, and ASEAN officials noted they had made no formal endorsement and observers will remain in Myanmar for two more months.
UN expert Tom Andrews urged the global community to reject results he said the junta orchestrated "specifically to ensure a landslide by its political proxy," warning acceptance would set back crisis resolution.
Longstanding regional frameworks have so far stalled as ASEAN's 2021 five-point plan has borne little fruit amid continued conflict, with Anwar Ibrahim saying last month ASEAN would avoid actions that might "confer premature legitimacy".

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Thai foreign minister hopes Myanmar polls 'start of transition' to peace

CEBU, Philippines: Thailand’s foreign minister said on Thursday that he hoped Myanmar’s recent election would be the “start of a transition” that could lead to sustainable peace in the civil war-torn country.

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Thai foreign minister hopes Myanmar polls will be ‘start of transition’ to peace

“A good number” of the bloc’s members held similar views, said Philippines' Theresa Lazaro. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Thai foreign minister says hopes Myanmar polls 'start of transition' to peace

Thailand's foreign minister said Thursday that he hoped Myanmar's recent election would be the "start of a transition" that could ultimately lead to a sustainable peace in the civil war-torn country.

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