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ASEAN leaders have expressed deep concern over the worsening conflict and humanitarian situation in Myanmar, urging all parties to halt violence and recommit to the grouping’s Five-Point Consensus (5PC) as the primary framework for resolving the crisis.
ASEAN leaders on Tuesday positively eyed a temporary truce in Myanmar and called for rendering the resort to calm as permanent. In the final statement of the 46th ASEAN Summit, leaders of the member states called for extending the truce,
Opening yesterday’s 46th ASEAN Summit, the Malaysian leader also hailed the “significant” progress in efforts to end the civil war in Myanmar.
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has urged ASEAN to strengthen partnerships with other countries, amid a changing geopolitical landscape. Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin discuss more with Dr Mustafa Izzuddin,
The Southeast Asian grouping ASEAN will hold two meetings specifically on the civil war in army-ruled Myanmar ahead of its summit next week, the bloc's secretary-general said on Wednesday, in a bid to advance its faltering peace effort.
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Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says Southeast Asian nations will forge a common front to face challenges including economic headwinds from U.S. tariffs and the four-year deadly civil war in Myanmar.
KUALA LUMPUR/COLOMBO -- Southeast Asian leaders are expected to endorse the appointment of a permanent special envoy for Myanmar at their summit on Monday, in a major shift from the bloc's current practice of rotating representatives annually and in recognition of the deepening crisis in the civil war-ravaged country.
The Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN on Tuesday announced an ambitious strategic plan that includes harmonising trade standards and greater financial integration in an effort to collectively become the world's fourth-largest economy.