Reuters | Jakarta | Published 25.04.21, 01:49 AM
Southeast Asian leaders said they had agreed on a plan with Myanmar’s junta chief on Saturday to end the crisis in the violence-hit nation, but he did not explicitly respond to demands to halt the killing of civilian protesters.
“It’s beyond our expectation,” Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin told reporters after the leaders’ meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) that was also attended by Myanmar’s Senior General Min Aung Hlaing.
“We tried not to accuse his side too much because we don’t care who’s causing it,” Muhyiddin added.
In this photo released by Indonesian Presidential Palace, Indonesian President Joko Widodo (centre) delivers his press statement as, from left to right, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto, and Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung listen, following Asean Leaders Meeting at the Asean Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, April 24, 2021. Southeast Asian leaders demanded an immediate end to killings and the release of political detainees in Myanmar in an emergency summit with its top general and coup leader Saturday in the Indonesian capital, Indonesia s president said. - AP Agreement on ending killings, accepting aid Myanmar, ASEAN to cooperate on political transition - state TV Beyond our expectation says Malaysia PM
Myanmar must end violence and restore democracy
2021-04-25 HKT 09:06
Indonesian President Joko Widodo (centre) issues a statement after the Asean leaders meeting. Photo: AP Myanmar s military must restore democracy and stop the violence against citizens, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said after crisis talks with junta chief Min Aung Hlaing and Southeast Asian leaders Saturday.
The strongly worded comments followed a meeting in Jakarta of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), which was the senior Myanmar general s first foreign trip since security forces staged a coup that ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi in early February.
Min Aung Hlaing has become the focus of international outrage over the coup and a subsequent crackdown on dissent that has left more than 700 dead.
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2 Police confront activists holding placards and banners during a protest to support the anti-coup movement and democracy in Myanmar, near the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) secretariat building, ahead of the Asean leaders meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia on Saturday. (Reuters photo)
Myanmar s pro-democracy activists sharply criticised an agreement between the country s junta chief and Southeast Asian leaders to end the nation s violent post-coup crisis and vowed on Sunday to continue their protest campaign.
Some scattered peaceful protests took place in Myanmar s big cities on Sunday, a day after the meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) with Senior General Min Aung Hlaing in Jakarta, Indonesia, reached a consensus to end the turmoil in the country, but gave no timeline.