KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s proactive diplomacy in facilitating a pledge to extend the ceasefire in Myanmar has been described as "highly significant” by leading geopolitical expert Prof Dr James Chin, who believes Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is positioning himself, and Asean, as a potential peacemaker in one of the region’s most protracted conflicts.
The University of Tasmania academic said that Anwar’s success in engaging both Chairman of Myanmar’s State Administration Council, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, and Prime Minister of the National Unity Government (NUG), Mahn Win Khaing Than, marked a pivotal moment for Asean, which has thus far struggled to address the civil conflict in Myanmar.
