Asean should facilitate talks, not deal solely with junta: Envoy of ousted Myanmar lawmakers

Dr Sasa speaking to the Straits Times during a Zoom interview on Feb 23, 2021. - ST

BANGKOK (The Straits Times/ANN): An envoy of elected Myanmar lawmakers ousted by the military coup says Asean should not be talking solely to the military regime, but should also reach out to protesters in order to bring all parties to the negotiating table.

"Coming to the generals and saying 'you must hold the election as you said you will hold' - that's interfering in domestic affairs," Dr Sasa told The Straits Times, referring to Asean's policy of non-interference.