In a summit on Saturday, ASEAN leaders urged the Myanmar Military Chief (the leader of the Military Coup) to stop the use of brutal violence against the people protesting against the Military Coup.
At least 745 people have been killed in Myanmar following the Military Coup on February 2. Tens of thousands of people have been injured by the security forces.
The Military regime has arrested the State Counsellor Daw Aung Saan Suu Kyi and her party members. More than 3,400 individuals have been arrested after that.
At the ASEAN summit held in Jakarta, the member nations reached a five points consensus to urge Myanmar to accept the appointment of a special envoy to engage with all the parties and to grant access to humanitarian assistance from ASEAN, which would be coordinated by the ASEAN secretary-general in conjunction with the ASEAN Coordinating Center for Humanitarian Assistance (AHA Center).
Indonesian President Joko Widodo said the situation in Myanmar is “something that is unacceptable and must not continue.”
He added that the violence must be stopped and democracy, stability, and peace in Myanmar restored.
“The interests of the Myanmar people must always be the priority,” He said.
Widodo said, “I also conveyed the importance of the Myanmar military leadership to commit to ending the use of force by the Myanmar military. At the same time, all parties must exercise restraint so that tensions can be defused.”
Malaysia put forward a three-point proposal including de-escalation of the situation on the ground.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo said the situation in Myanmar is “something that is unacceptable and must not continue,” adding that the violence must be stopped and democracy, stability, and peace in Myanmar restored.
“The interests of the Myanmar people must always be the priority,” the Indonesian president said.
Widodo said, “I also conveyed the importance of the Myanmar military leadership to make a commitment to ending the use of force by the Myanmar military. At the same time, all parties must exercise restraint so that tensions can be defused.”
Malaysia put forward a three-point proposal including de-escalation of the situation in the country.
Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin urged the coup leader to release all detainees promptly and unconditionally. “We realize that the success of ASEAN’s efforts on Myanmar very much depend on the willingness of the Tatmadaw to cooperate,” he said, referring to the Myanmar military.
After the meeting, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong told the media that the Myanmar junta leader said he is not opposed to a visit by a delegation from ASEAN to help resolve the crisis in the country.
“He said he heard us, he would take the points in which he considered helpful, that he was not opposed to ASEAN playing a constructive role, or an ASEAN delegation visit, or humanitarian assistance, and that they would move forward and constructively engage with ASEAN,” Lee Hsien Loong said.
However, press statements from the ASEAN leaders do not indicate that the coup leader made a specific promise to end the violence in his country or release political prisoners.
