US dismisses Myanmar election plan, urges ASEAN pressure
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03/08/2021 - 02:02 Protesters prepare to burn the ASEAN flag in a June 2021 demonstration in Yangon against the military junta in Myanmar STR AFP/File 2 min
Washington (AFP)
The United States said Monday that Myanmar s junta was playing for time with a two-year election timeframe as Secretary of State Antony Blinken prepared to encourage ASEAN to appoint an envoy.
Blinken is participating virtually in a week of talks involving foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the latest bid by President Joe Biden s administration to engage a region at the frontlines of US competition with China.
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Brunei foreign minister emerges as front-runner for ASEAN s
ANI
03 Aug 2021, 13:55 GMT+10
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], August 3 (ANI): Brunei s second foreign minister Erywan Yusof has emerged as the front-runner for the job of ASEAN special envoy to Myanmar to facilitate mediation among the stakeholders and to find a peaceful resolution of the political crisis in the country.
The discussion in this regard took place during the meeting of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) foreign ministers on Monday, Kyodo News reported citing sources.
The ministers discussed a peaceful resolution of the situation in Myanmar where the military overthrew a democratically elected government and seized power six months ago.
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