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Vietnamese president Vo Van Thuong visited the US along with a high-level delegation with multiple objectives. While he went to San Francisco to attend the 30th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Leaders’ Summit, he also utilised.
The paper urges the regional alliance to step up pressure on Myanmar’s ruling junta at the upcoming regional meeting of foreign ministers Read more at straitstimes.com.
1 Myanmar s Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin takes part in a virtual meeting of Asean foreign ministers in Nay Pyi Taw last Friday. AFP
The recent call by Indonesian President Joko Widodo for a meeting with his colleagues on the Myanmar crisis is gaining traction. It is now possible to say that the proposed leaders meeting could take place at the end of this month, after the Songkran break and the Muslim Ramadan festival.
Senior Asean officials will have to decide tomorrow whether to have the physical meeting either in Bandar Seri Begawan or the Asean Secretariat and the preferred date. Both places have their own merits in discussing the Myanmar crisis. Therefore, the right timing is imperative for a face-to-face rendezvous. Asean has learned to its cost that a teleconference on the Myanmar crisis could cause harm and bitterness due to the lack of clarifications and personal rapport in virtual meetings. This time, the Asean chair wants to ensure that a