JAKARTA, Feb 27 (AP): Regional diplomatic efforts to resolve Myanmar s political crisis intensified Wednesday, while protests continued in Yangon and other cities calling for the country s coup makers to step down and return Aung San Suu Kyi s elected government to power.
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi (
pic) visited the Thai capital, Bangkok, and held three-way talks with her Thai counterpart Don Pramudwinai and Myanmar’s new foreign minister, retired army colonel Wunna Maung Lwin, who also traveled to Thailand. The meeting was part of her efforts to coordinate a regional response to the crisis triggered by Myanmar s Feb. 1 military coup.
In a virtual news conference after her return to Indonesia, Marsudi said she expressed her country’s concern about the situation in Myanmar.
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But there’s a fine line between engaging the generals and legitimizing their seizure of power.
February 25, 2021
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi during a visit to Moscow on March 13, 2018.
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Indonesia continues to push forward with its plans to coordinate a regional response to the unfolding political crisis in Myanmar. On Wednesday evening, the country’s Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi flew to Bangkok, where she held three-way talks with the Myanmar junta’s new foreign minister Wunna Maung Lwin, a retired army colonel, and their Thai counterpart Don Pramudwinai.
The meeting at Don Mueang International Airport, the first known face-to-face discussion between a senior junta member and foreign government official since the coup of February 1, was intended to “contribute to seeking the best possible solution to address the recent situation in Myanmar,” Retno said in an official press briefing after the meeting.
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