Indonesia’s Retno calls for all-round engagement in Myanmar as Asean’s peace plan falters


Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi speaks to the media during a news conference in Jakarta on Oct 27, 2022. - AP

JAKARTA (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Asean foreign ministers conveyed their concern and disappointment that there has been no significant progress on the “five-point consensus” peace deal on Myanmar, where violence has been escalating.

They had convened for a special meeting at the Asean Secretariat in Jakarta on Thursday (Oct 27) to discuss how to push forward the peace process in military-ruled Myanmar ahead of the Asean summit next month.

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