Indonesian Foreign Minister Urges Myanmar to Approve ASEAN Special Envoy Appointment After Senior General Min Aung Hlaing announced in a speech on Sunday that Wants Mr. Weerasak Futrakul, former Deputy Foreign Minister of Thailand to take this role
File photo of Senior General Min Aung Hlaing (Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Reuters reported that Appointment of ASEAN Special Representatives Working to find a way to end the violence and foster dialogue between the junta and the opposition is part of the five-point plan agreed by ASEAN and Myanmar leaders at their summit in April. But at a press conference by Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi On Monday August 2, the minister said: ASEAN has made no significant progress in implementing this plan.
She said the delay was not good for ASEAN. and if there is no action This should then be passed on to the leaders for guidance.
United Nations and many other countries including the US and China Call on ASEAN to take the lead in diplomatic efforts to restore stability in Myanmar In a telecommunication statement on Monday Retno said Indonesia hopes Myanmar will promptly approve ASEAN’s proposal to appoint a special representative. And this ASEAN ambassador should have freedom of movement in Myanmar and have access to various parties. fully
The Reuters report said the “parties” she likely meant included. A Myanmar lawmaker fired after the February 1 coup, many of whom were detained.
The Indonesian minister did not specify who ASEAN has chosen to serve as special envoys. But diplomats told Reuters that Brunei’s second foreign minister, Ariwan Yousof, was a favourite.
On Sunday, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, commander-in-chief of the military as head of the Myanmar junta, revealed in his speech that He wants Mr. Weerasak Futrakul, former Deputy Foreign Minister of Thailand. is an ambassador of ASEAN, but “a new proposal has been revealed and we cannot move on.” Myanmar is ready to work on cooperation with ASEAN within the ASEAN framework. including dialogue with ASEAN Special Representatives to Myanmar
The same speech The Myanmar military leader also announced that He will hold multi-party elections and end the state of emergency by 2023 and later the same day. The State Executive Council (SAC) has announced that the soldier has been appointed Prime Minister of the Provisional Government.
The National Unity Government (NUG), a shadow government that comprises the former MPs and anti-coup parties condemns the appointment of Min Aung Hlaing as the head of the Provisional Government. which will act on behalf of SAC as an attempt to create legal legitimacy
“The transition from the military council to the acting government reflects the fact that They are preparing an international diplomatic fight, trying to prove the fact that they are a government,” said Aung Myo Min, the shadow government’s human rights minister. The army is not elected by the people”.
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