Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo condemns the attack on ASEAN officials delivering humanitarian aid by an unknown group, calls for an end to violence in the country
The officials and diplomats had been travelling on Sunday to "hand over humanitarian aid," Indonesian President Joko Widodo said. / Photo: AP Archive"A convoy with some diplomats was attacked yesterday morning," a military official and a diplomat said on Monday.
The convoy was carrying diplomats from the embassies of Indonesia and Singapore and officials coordinating humanitarian relief from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations regional bloc, they added, noting that no casualties were reported. Jokowi, as the president is popularly known, did not provide details of the incident but said it would not deter efforts by Indonesia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to push for peace in Myanmar.
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