They have made little progress on Asean's five-point consensus, he said, as he rejected the idea of talks. Read more at straitstimes.com.
WASHINGTON — Singapore on Friday rejected the idea of sitting down to talks with Myanmar’s military government, with Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan citing the junta’s lack of progress towards fulfilling a 2021 peace plan.
Reuters reported that the current Asean chair, Indonesia, has declined to attend the meeting on Sunday, to which the junta’s foreign minister has also been invited. Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan speaking with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in Washington, DC, on June 16, 2023. PHOTO: MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
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