Indonesia can be an honest peace broker in Myanmar crisis: Jakarta Post contributor

The United Nations Security Council meets in preparation for a vote on a draft resolution calling for an immediate end to violence in Myanmar and the release of political prisoners, at the UN headquarters in New York, the United States, on Dec 22, 2022. - AFP

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): Middle power Indonesia may now have earned the trust of the international community as a “neutral” peace mediator for its successful management of the Group of 20 (G-20), in which leaders unanimously condemned Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine without appearing to take sides in the conflict.

However, the real test for the South-East Asian giant’s ability to handle a conflict lies ahead in its very own backyard, as Indonesia chairs Asean this year. All eyes are now on Indonesia to take real actions to solve the Myanmar crisis during its presidency of the bloc, after this year’s chair Cambodia hardly made any meaningful progress on the cause.