Myanmar activists slam Asean-junta consensus, vow to continue protests

Nuns and priests hold up a banner with writing reading "Pray for Myanmar" regarding the military coup in the country, ahead of Pope Francis' recital of the Regina Coeli prayer from his studio window overlooking St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, April 25, 2021. - AP

YANGON, April 25 (Reuters): Myanmar's pro-democracy activists sharply criticised an agreement between the country's junta chief and South-East Asian leaders to end the nation's violent post-coup crisis and vowed on Sunday to continue their protest campaign.

Some scattered peaceful protests took place in Myanmar's big cities on Sunday, a day after the meeting of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) with Senior General Min Aung Hlaing in Jakarta, Indonesia, reached a consensus to end the turmoil in the country, but gave no timeline.