LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia — Southeast Asian leaders meeting in Indonesia called on Wednesday (May 10) for an immediate end to hostilities in military-ruled Myanmar, in an effort to create a window for urgent dialogue and aid delivery as fighting intensifies. The summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) was expected to see wrangling over the bloody crisis in...
Southeast Asian leaders pose during a photo session during opening 42nd Asean Summit Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, May 10, 2023.LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia — Southeast Asian leaders meeting in Indonesia called on Wednesday for an immediate end to hostilities in military-ruled Myanmar, in an effort to create a window for urgent dialogue and aid delivery as fighting intensifies.
"We were deeply concerned with ongoing violence in Myanmar and urged the immediate cessation of all forms of violence and the use of force," said a statement from the leaders. The meeting takes place as Myanmar's military intensifies attacks and air strikes on resistance forces and ethnic minority rebels as it tries to consolidate power ahead of a planned election.
Indonesia has also been quietly engaging Myanmar's military, its shadow government and armed ethnic groups to try to kick-start peace talks.
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