Myanmar solution needs ‘political will’, says Jokowi


President Joko Widodo said a resolution to the Myanmar crisis that has dragged into its third year needed “political will” from all sides of the conflict, as divided South-East Asian nations step up diplomatic efforts.

The country has been ravaged by violence in the two years since civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi was deposed in a coup and hit with 19 criminal cases ranging from corruption to breaching Covid-19 rules.

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