Myanmar’s junta must be part of dialogue: Ex-Indonesian FM


Former Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa speaking with ST Foreign Editor Bhagyashree Garekar at the ST Asia Future Summit at Raffles City Convention Centre on Nov 1, 2022. - ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network):- Myanmar’s generals should be excluded from high-level meetings like the Asean Summit, but when a special meeting was chaired to discuss the Myanmar crisis last week, the junta should have been in the room, said Indonesia’s former foreign minister, Dr Marty Natalegawa.

Dr Marty, 59, a long-time diplomat, told the audience at ST’s inaugural Asia Future Summit on Tuesday (Nov 1) that Asean should have secured the junta’s presence when such a standalone meeting on the Myanmar crisis was convened.

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