UN fails to agree on Myanmar statement, diplomats blame China, Russia
12
published : 1 May 2021 at 07:45
12 UN Special Envoy to Myanmar Christine Schraner Burgener met with Myanmar junta leader Gen Min Aung Hlaing on the sidelines of an Asean meeting.
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council failed to agree Friday on a joint statement on the crisis in Myanmar after a closed-door meeting, with diplomats blaming Beijing the junta s main backer and Russia for raising objections and putting forward their own competing text.
The session was convened by Vietnam to present the conclusions of a recent Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit in Indonesia. Asean is to appoint an envoy to help resolve the crisis sparked by the Feb 1 coup by the Myanmar military.
Myanmar: From diplomacy to force
Ahead of the special Asean Summit in Jakarta last Saturday, a woman prepares a placard out of crossed-out portraits of Myanmar s junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing during a protest against the military coup. (Photo: Reuters)
392
By Thitinan Pongsudhirak 1 May 2021
At its recent “special” summit in Jakarta on Myanmar’s crisis, Asean reached its diplomatic maximum by coming up with a “five-point consensus” that will likely prove too little and too slow. Constrained by consensus and its non-interference principle where any of its 10 members has a virtual veto, Asean’s overdue response to Myanmar’s fast-escalating violence on the ground is likely to prove ineffective. As Asean’s diplomacy faces limitations, more of Myanmar’s outcomes are likely to be decided by the use of force in an intensifying civil war.
Thitinan Pongsudhirak A PROFESSOR AT CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY
published : 30 Apr 2021 at 04:00
22 Ahead of the special Asean Summit in Jakarta last Saturday, a woman prepares a placard out of crossed-out portraits of Myanmar s junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing during a protest against the military coup. (Photo: Reuters)
At its recent special summit in Jakarta on Myanmar s crisis, Asean reached its diplomatic maximum by coming up with a five-point consensus that will likely prove too little and too slow. Constrained by consensus and its non-interference principle where any of its 10 members has a virtual veto, Asean s overdue response to Myanmar s fast-escalating violence on the ground is likely to prove ineffective. As Asean s diplomacy faces limitations, more of Myanmar s outcomes are likely to be decided by the use of force in an intensifying civil war.
Asean leaders agree 5-point plan for Myanmar bangkokpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bangkokpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Myanmar Junta Says ASEAN’s Views Will Be Considered After Stability Returns
Myanmar Junta Says ASEAN’s Views Will Be Considered After Stability Returns
Senior General Min Aung Hlaing (second left) is greeted by his fellow generals and members of the State Administrative Council upon his return to Naypyitaw after attending the ASEAN summit in Jakarta, Indonesia on April 24. / New Light of Myanmar
586
By The Irrawaddy 27 April 2021
The Myanmar military junta chief said he would carefully consider ASEAN leaders’ recommended steps for solving the political crisis in his country after the situation stabilizes.
The governing body of the regime, the State Administration Council (SAC), announced in a statement on Monday that junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said stability is the current priority in the crisis-hit country, including maintaining law and order and restoring community peace and tranquility. He was responding to ASEAN leaders’ “consensus” at their Sa