Singapore, Indonesia express 'grave concern' over Myanmar, support informal Asean meet


Meeting between Indonesian Minister for Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi and Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan on Feb 18, 2021.- MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, SINGAPORE

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): The foreign ministers of Singapore and Indonesia expressed "grave concern" over the situation in Myanmar and support a proposal to hold an informal Asean ministerial meeting on Myanmar, Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said on Thursday (Feb 18).

The statement was issued after Foreign Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan met his Indonesian counterpart, Retno Marsudi, in Singapore on Thursday to exchange views on the ongoing developments in Myanmar.

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