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ASEAN chair Indonesia says no real progress made on Myanmar peace

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Christine Tjandraningsih and Puy Kea, Kyodo News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo (C) delivers his remark during a retreat session of the 42nd ASEAN Summit in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, on 11 May 2023. Indonesia is hosting the 42nd ASEAN Summit and related meetings from 09 to 11 May. EPA-EFE/MAST IRHAM/POOL" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/overseas/05/11/20230511-asean.jpg"/><figcaption>Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo (C) delivers his remark during a retreat session of the 42nd ASEAN Summit in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, on 11 May 2023. Indonesia is hosting the 42nd ASEAN Summit and related meetings from 09 to 11 May. <em>EPA-EFE/MAST IRHAM/POOL</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia—Indonesian President Joko Widodo told other ASEAN leaders Thursday that no real progress has been made on implementing a peace plan struck two years ago to end violence in Myanmar, urging unity among the 10-member group on the issue.</p><p>The president&#x27;s remarks came as the two-day summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations wrapped up in Indonesia. He was referring to the so-called five-point consensus agreed upon at a special ASEAN summit in April 2021, attended by Myanmar junta chief Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing.</p><p>&quot;I have to be honest that no significant progress has been made on the implementation of the five-point consensus, so ASEAN&#x27;s unity is needed to formulate further steps,&quot; the president said at the gathering in the central Indonesian fishing town of Labuan Bajo, as the political crisis in Myanmar continues.</p><p>Steps laid out in the consensus include ending the junta&#x27;s violence against political opponents and civilian protesters &quot;through concrete, practical and time-bound actions,&quot; as well as starting a dialogue between all sides in the country&#x27;s political turmoil.</p><p>In the ASEAN chairman&#x27;s statement issued after the summit, the member nations reiterated their deep concern over the escalation of violence in Myanmar and called for the &quot;immediate cessation of all forms of violence&quot; so that humanitarian assistance can be delivered to the strife-torn Southeast Asian country.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/05/10/23/asean-leaders-say-deeply-concerned-about-myanmar-violence">ASEAN leaders say &#x27;deeply concerned&#x27; about Myanmar violence</a></li></ul><p>Following the summit, the president slammed the humanitarian abuses in Myanmar as &quot;intolerable.&quot;</p><p>He said Indonesia is always ready to engage with all stakeholders in Myanmar, including the junta, but stressed that &quot;engagement is not recognition.&quot;</p><p>Diplomatic sources have revealed that a secret meeting between Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi and Myanmar&#x27;s military-appointed foreign minister, Than Swe, took place on the resort island of Bali last month.</p><p>No further details about the meeting were known, but Marsudi told other ASEAN foreign ministers Monday that the &quot;gap among all parties concerned in Myanmar is very wide&quot; and that a peaceful solution to the Myanmar crisis may not be seen in the near future.</p><p>ASEAN sources said another ASEAN leaders&#x27; retreat to review the five-point consensus has been proposed, though a decision has yet to be made.</p><p>Myanmar, where the military seized power in a February 2021 coup, has continued to crack down on dissent, killing thousands of people. The country is absent from the summit as Indonesia has stood by ASEAN&#x27;s position that the junta should only send a nonpolitical representative, if any.</p><p>During the drafting of the chairman&#x27;s statement, the Philippines had proposed a paragraph that would underline the group&#x27;s centrality &quot;amidst major power rivalries&quot; in reference to the growing rivalry between the United States and China.</p><p>The suggestion was eventually struck down. The statement simply said the leaders reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen ASEAN&#x27;s &quot;centrality further&quot; to maintain and promote peace, security and stability in the region.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/05/08/23/convoy-carrying-asean-diplomats-attacked-in-myanmar">Convoy carrying ASEAN diplomats &#x27;attacked&#x27; in Myanmar</a></li></ul><p>ASEAN leaders also discussed issues surrounding the South China Sea and welcomed progress in speeding up negotiations over adopting a &quot;code of conduct&quot; agreement in the South China Sea.</p><p>ASEAN and China are currently drawing up the COC to help avert confrontation in the region.</p><p>Some ASEAN members have overlapping territorial claims with China and Taiwan.</p><p>ASEAN comprises Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/miZGsmku_Co?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

ASEAN sources said another ASEAN leaders' retreat to review the five-point consensus has been proposed, though a decision has yet to be made.

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ASEAN chair Indonesia says no real progress made on Myanmar peace

Christine Tjandraningsih and Puy Kea,

Kyodo News

Published May 11, 2023 10:17 PM PHT

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