Indonesian President Jokowi and Singapore's Lee urge peaceful resolution on Myanmar crisis


An anti-coup protest in Yangon, Myanmar, on March 4, 2021. PM Lee Hsien Loong and Indonesian President Joko Widodo remain concerned about the situation in Myanmar. - Reuters

BINTAN (Indonesia), Jan 25 (The Straits Times/ANN): Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Indonesian President Joko Widodo remain concerned about the situation in Myanmar, and urge the peaceful resolution of the crisis.

PM Lee said on Tuesday (Jan 25) that the situation remains serious and noted that no significant progress has been made in implementing Asean's Five-Point Consensus since its adoption in April last year.

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