Manila - Southeast Asian leaders reaffirmed the need to keep engaging with Myanmar while sticking with a plan calling for an immediate end to violence in the war-torn country, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Sunday.Chairing the annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Manila, Marcos said the 11-member bloc agreed to pursue “constructive and principled engagement” while adhering to its five-point peace plan, ASEAN’s framework for responding to the crisis in Myanmar since a 2021 coup.The summit is under pressure to ease a five-year ban on Myanmar’s military-backed leaders attending high-level meetings, after Thailand and several other members stepped up engagement despite Myanmar’s civil war.
ASEAN reaffirms engagement with Myanmar, seeks to advance peace plan
The summit is under pressure to ease a five-year ban on Myanmar's military-backed leaders attending high-level meetings.
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Manila - Southeast Asian leaders reaffirmed the need to keep engaging with Myanmar while sticking with a plan calling for an immediate end to violence in the war-torn country, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Sunday.Chairing the annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Manila, Marcos said the 11-member bloc agreed to pursue “constructive and principled engagement” while adhering to its five-point peace plan, ASEAN’s framework for responding to the crisis in Myanmar since a 2021 coup.The summit is under pressure to ease a five-year ban on Myanmar’s military-backed leaders attending high-level meetings, after Thailand and several other members step…
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