Asean determined to solve crisis

A collective issue: Sokhonn (third from left) speaking during a meeting with South-East Asian foreign ministers at the Asean Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia. — Reuters

South-East Asian foreign ministers said they were “even more determined” to solve the political crisis in Myanmar during talks in Indonesia ahead of the Asean leaders’ summit in November.

Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military coup in February last year, but despite its expressions of concern, efforts by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have yet to bear any fruit.