Southeast Asian governments remain cautious of the newly established security partnership among Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, as the trilateral pact could spark tension and undermine the region's stance on maintaining a nuclear-free zone, analysts said.
By PRIME SARMIENTO and JAN YUMUL in Hong Kong | China Daily Global | Updated: 2021-05-24 09:13 Share CLOSE Surfers walk past a sculpture near the Mediterranean Sea during sunset as the Israel-Hamas ceasefire holds, in Ashkelon, Israel May 23, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]
Muslim-majority countries in Southeast Asia have been credited with adding their weight to efforts to get Israel to agree to an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire with the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
Mustafa Izzuddin, senior international affairs analyst with the consultancy firm Solaris Strategies Singapore, said an earlier joint call on Gaza s plight by the region s Muslim-majority nations is a watershed event. Words used in the statement are stern, unambiguous , he said of the push for a truce.
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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