Mixed reactions to Indonesia’s plan to send military general to Myanmar for talks

The Myanmar crisis is expected to be among the topics discussed at the 32nd Asean Coordinating Council and Asean Foreign Ministers’ Retreat. - Reuters

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): Indonesia, which on Friday (Feb 3) kicks off the first Asean ministerial meeting under its chairmanship, has drawn mixed reactions from political observers over its plan to send a top general to Myanmar to engage military leaders there.

Sending a person from a military background might facilitate dialogue to resolve the political crisis, but it could be misread as an endorsement of the junta regime, analysts told The Straits Times.