Indonesia’s Jokowi urges dialogue for Myanmar crisis ahead of Asean Summit

President Joko Widodo urged Myanmar “to play an active role in the dialogues” that Asean has initiated. - ST

LABUAN BAJO (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Indonesian President Joko Widodo has urged Asean leaders to resolve the conflict in Myanmar through dialogue, not sanctions, as his country prepares to host the Asean Summit on Wednesday (May 10).

As the rotating chair of Asean in 2023, Indonesia has sought to uphold “the principle of collaboration and cooperation with anyone” and to ensure the regional bloc “does not become a proxy for anybody or any country”, he stressed.