Indonesia says held 'positive' Myanmar political talks

A Myanmar protester residing in Japan uses a flag with an image of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a rally to mark the second anniversary of Myanmar's 2021 military coup. - PHOTO: REUTERS

JAKARTA/MYANMAR (AFP): Indonesia on Friday said it had hosted "positive" talks with the main sides of the Myanmar conflict in a bid to kickstart a stuttering peace process almost three years after a military coup deposed the country's democratically elected government.

The archipelago nation is this year's chair of the regional Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) bloc and has spearheaded diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis, though attempts to enact a five-point plan agreed with Myanmar's military rulers have been fruitless.