ASEAN Names Top Brunei Diplomat As Myanmar Envoy
08/04/21 AT 5:21 AM
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Wednesday appointed an envoy to Myanmar after a months-long delay in diplomatic efforts to resolve the coup-hit country s political crisis.
ASEAN s foreign ministers said in a joint statement, delayed by internal wrangling, that they welcomed the appointment of Brunei Second Foreign Minister Erywan Yusof as the bloc s special envoy.
Member state Myanmar has been in political chaos since the military junta ousted Aung San Suu Kyi s government in February, accusing it of fraud during 2020 elections.
More than 900 people have since been killed in the junta s brutal crackdown on dissent, according to a local monitoring group.
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