BANGKOK: Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra stated on Monday (Oct 7) the regional bloc ASEAN should play a key position in ending the protracted civil conflict in Myanmar, forward of a summit of the leaders of the 10-member group in Laos this week.
Myanmar has been in turmoil since February 2021, when its army ousted an elected civilian authorities, sparking protests which have was an armed rebellion against the ruling junta.
“ASEAN should play an essential position in bringing peace again to Myanmar as quickly as attainable,” Paetongtarn instructed an occasion in Bangkok.
Thailand will work with Malaysia, subsequent 12 months’s ASEAN chair, to make use of diplomatic means to resolve the battle, she stated, providing her nation to behave as a mediator to allow talks.
A peace effort by 10-member Affiliation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)- referred to as the 5 Level Consensus – has made scant progress since its unveiling in April 2021, regardless of repeated requires dialogue.
Up to now, the junta has refused to have interaction in talks with its rivals, calling them terrorists bent on destroying the nation.
