Tiny Shifts Seen in Divided ASEAN's Approach to Myanmar
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Myanmar's junta moved deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to house arrest last week but that was not enough to ease deep divisions among ASEAN leaders over how best to engage with the pariah state.
ASEAN continues to distance itself from the military junta of Myanmar: at the Cebu Summit in the Philippines, regional leaders asked Aung San Suu Kyi for access and refused to officially recognize the elections that led Min Aung. Meanwhile, in the country, the humanitarian crisis worsens: millions of displaced people, widespread hunger and new offensives of the army against civilians in the Mandalay region.
Tiny shifts seen in divided Asean’s approach to Myanmar
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. noted it was unfortunate Asean had seen no progress in Myanmar. (EPA Images pic) CEBU: Myanmar’s junta moved deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to house arrest last week but that was not enough to ease deep divisions among Asean leaders over how best to engage with the outcast state. Myanmar is still a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) bloc but has been formally excluded from summits such as the one …
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