LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia: Myanmar's ruling military has made no significant 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 (May 11). Joko Widodo, who is chair of the As
LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia: Myanmar's ruling military has made no significant 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 .
"I must speak candidly. On implementation of the 5PC, there has not been significant progress," he said."Therefore, ASEAN unity is required to decide on the next steps." The army has been fighting on multiple fronts against ethnic minority rebels and militias in a growing, pro-democracy resistance movement. Indonesia has quietly been trying to engage all sides in the past few months.
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