Asean ministers urge Myanmar junta to implement agreed peace plan

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi speaks during a news conference of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) foreign ministers retreat in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. - AP

JAKARTA, Feb 4, 2023 (AFP): South-East Asian ministers at the end of two-day talks in Indonesia on Saturday urged Myanmar's junta to implement a five-point peace plan agreed two years ago to create a path towards ending the country's political crisis.

Indonesia -- Southeast Asia's biggest economy -- is the chair of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) for 2023 and will host the bloc's annual leaders' meetings later this year.