File photo of Indonesian President Joko Widodo (centre) delivering his press statement as, from left to right, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto, and Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung listen, following the Asean Leaders' Meeting at the Asean Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 24, 2021. - Indonesian Presidential Palace via AP
JAKARTA/BANGKOK (Reuters): The chair and secretary-general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) plan to travel to Myanmar this week even as the 10-nation bloc remains divided on how to respond to the military coup there, four diplomatic sources said.
Asean, a grouping that includes Myanmar and has a policy of non-interference in the affairs of members, has led the main diplomatic effort to resolve the violent turmoil gripping the country following the overthrow of a democratically-elected government four months ago.
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