Indonesia in talks with Myanmar, says Jokowi as he stresses Asean’s focus on a peaceful region

Indonesia, as Asean chair this year, will do its best to improve the situation in Myanmar (above), said Indonesian President Joko Widodo. - AFP

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): Indonesia is in ongoing discussions with various parties in Myanmar behind the scenes in hopes of helping to resolve the crisis in its fellow Asean member country, but this will take time, said Indonesian President Joko Widodo.

Speaking to The Straits Times in a wide-ranging interview on Wednesday (March 15), Widodo also stressed that Asean will strive to continue being a peaceful region and avoid becoming a proxy for any global power, especially in a time when geopolitical tensions are running high between superpowers.