Indonesia urges Myanmar to approve appointment of ASEAN envoy
August 3, 2021
JAKARTA : Indonesia’s foreign minister urged Myanmar on Monday to approve the appointment of an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) special envoy and said little progress had been made on a plan to promote talks between Myanmar’s rival sides.
Six months after the military toppled Myanmar’s democratically elected government, ASEAN foreign ministers met on Monday to finalise the envoy tasked with ending violence and promoting dialogue between the junta and its opponents.
Talking to media by video conference, Indonesia’s Retno Marsudi said the group had made “no significant progress” on implementing its five-point plan to stop the turmoil in Myanmar, which was announced in April. The delay “does ASEAN no good” and, if inaction went on, the issue should be returned to leaders to give directions, she said.
US meetings with Asean will include China concerns, but no call to pick sides
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet regional ministers every day this week as Washington continues its anti-Beijing drive
Myanmar will be discussed along with US claims of Chinese human rights abuses and ‘coercion’ in the South China Sea
Photo : YONHAP News The U.S. State Department says that the U.S. will call for full implementation of UN Security Council resolutions on North Korea in this week s meetings related to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN).
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will attend five virtual ASEAN meetings from Monday to Friday, including the ASEAN Regional Forum(ARF).
Department spokesperson Ned Price said during a press briefing on Monday that during this week s meetings, Secretary Blinken will reiterate U.S. positions on pressing regional issues, including supporting freedom of the seas in the South China Sea.
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Berlin (VNA) - Vietnam has surpassed Bangladesh as the world’s second
largest exporter of
ready-made garments (RMG), Fashion United, an international
B2B fashion platform, quoted the World Trade Statistical Review 2021 released
by World Trade Organization (WTO).
Bangladesh is now in third position, with China remaining
the largest exporter accounting for 31.6 market share despite a 7 percent decrease in
2020, valuing its exports at 142 billion USD, said the report.
Vietnam’s clothing exports increased by 6.4 percent in 2020
with a market value of 29 billion USD. Over the past decade,
Vietnam’s share in
the global apparel export market surged, while Bangladesh’s export growth dropped