Myanmar makes no progress on peace; ASEAN needs unity - Indonesia


  • World
  • Thursday, 11 May 2023

Indonesia President Joko Widodo delivers his speech during the 42nd ASEAN Summit in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, May 10, 2023. Achmad Ibrahim/Pool via REUTERS

LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia (Reuters) -Myanmar's ruling military has made no meaningful progress on implementing a peace plan agreed with ASEAN two years ago and the bloc must show unity in deciding how to address the escalating crisis, Indonesia's president said on Thursday.

Joko Widodo, who is chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) this year, was speaking on the second day of an ASEAN leaders' meeting in the town Labuan Bajo, where the "five-point consensus", or "5PC", as the Myanmar peace plan is known, is in the spotlight.

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