Cambodia FM announces plans for third visit to Myanmar as special envoy

Prak Sokhonn meeting with SAC’s General Min Aung Hlaing in Myanmar on June 30. - MFAIC

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn, in his capacity as the Asean chair’s special envoy to Myanmar, plans to visit there for a third time in the coming weeks in further pursuit of the efforts to assist its return to normalcy and a democratic path.

In a press statement released today, Sokhonn welcomed the release of the prisoners by the State Administrative Council of Myanmar (SAC). The statement said that he regarded the release of more than 6,000 prisoners by Myanmar as a sign of goodwill that opens up the possibility of finding a peaceful solution to the current crisis in-line with the Asean Five-Point Consensus.