Indonesian police watch as cyclists take part in a rally to show their their support for democracy in Myanmar, as leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) held talks on the crisis in Jakarta on April 24, 2021. - AFP Jakarta, April 24, 2021 (AFP): Myanmar s military must restore democracy and stop committing violence against citizens, Indonesian president Joko Widodo said after crisis talks with junta chief leader Min Aung Hlaing and South-East Asian leaders Saturday.
The strongly worded statement followed a meeting in Jakarta of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean), which marked 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.
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General who led Myanmarâs coup arrives for regional talks on the crisis
By Richard C. Paddock New York Times,Updated April 24, 2021, 2 hours ago
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The army general who has ruled Myanmar since leading the overthrow of its civilian government met Saturday in Indonesia with leaders of other Southeast Asian nations who expressed concern about the armyâs killing of hundreds of pro-democracy protesters.
It was the first time since the Feb. 1 coup that the armyâs commander in chief, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, had ventured outside Myanmar. Critics feared that his presence with heads of state at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations meeting would give him the appearance of legitimacy.
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