ASEAN leaders set for Myanmar crisis talks
Updated / Saturday, 24 Apr 2021
07:52
Demonstrators calling for democracy in Myanmar take part in a rally outside ASEAN building in Jakarta
Southeast Asian leaders will hold Myanmar crisis talks with junta leader Min Aung Hlaing who has become the focus of international outrage over a military coup and crackdown that has left more than 700 dead.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting in Jakarta is the senior general s first foreign trip since security forces staged a coup that ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi in early February.
Mass protests by an angry population have been met by a brutal crackdown that has left blood on the streets.
Myanmar military chief makes first foreign trip since coup
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Myanmar military forms state administration council (Xinhua/U Aung/IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Yangon, April 24 : The head of the Myanmar military is set to meet international leaders on his first known foreign trip since the army took power in a coup on February 1.
General Min Aung Hlaing is to attend a summit of the South East Asian regional body Asean in Indonesia, the BBC reported.
The military seized power after claiming there had been voter fraud in the 2020 General Election.
Since then, more than 700 people have been killed in protests against the military government.
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Myanmar s Senior General Min Aung Hlaing arrives for an ASEAN leaders meeting at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Apr 24, 2021. (Photo: Indonesian Presidential Palace/via AP Images)
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SINGAPORE: Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing has said he is not opposed to a visit by a delegation from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to help resolve the crisis in the country.
Vietnam s Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son stressed the importance of restraint, a halt to violence, humanitarian support, use of dialogue and the central role of ASEAN in addressing Myanmar crisis. - VnExpress International
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Asean cannot be indifferent to Myanmar situation, has collective duty to act: PM Lee
Leaders attending the Asean summit on the Myanmar crisis in Jakarta on April 24, 2021.PHOTO: INDONESIAN PRESIDENTIAL PALACE
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