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The long-term stability of the Southeast Asian region could be affected with potentially serious consequences if the various parties involved in the Myanmar political crisis fail to reconcile with each other, said Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan in a Parliament sitting on Friday, Mar. 5. Height of national shame for military to turn arms against its own people
He added that he has conveyed Singapore s grave concerns over the situation in Myanmar.
In addition, he said that Asean foreign ministers had urged the military authorities to exercise utmost restraint and refrain from using lethal force against unarmed civilians. It is the height of national shame for the armed forces of any country to turn its arms against its own people, Vivian said in response to a parliamentary question posed by Workers Party (WP) MP Leon Perera.
The Straits Times
Keys to fixing political, Rohingya crises lie within Myanmar itself: Vivian Balakrishnan
Dr Vivian Balakrishnan called on the military to reach a modus vivendi with the other key stakeholders in Myanmar, including Ms Aung San Suu Kyi.
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