Asean must adopt unified stance against any proposal for elections that are against people's will in Myanmar, says body

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 (Bernama): The Malaysian Advisory Group on Myanmar (MAGM) has called on Asean to adopt a unified stance against any proposals for new elections by the military junta’s State Administration Council (SAC) which are against the will of the majority of Myanmar population.

The Chair of the Advisory Group, Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar, in making the call, said as Asean holds the Foreign Ministers’ Retreat (AMM Retreat) and related meetings at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia on Friday, the regional grouping must take strong and decisive action to address the ongoing conflict in Myanmar and "must in no way legitimise the Myanmar military".