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2021-04-24 07:35:58 GMT2021-04-24 15:35:58(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
JAKARTA, April 24 (Xinhua) The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is holding a leaders meeting here on Saturday to discuss the ongoing situation in Myanmar.
The meeting is participated by leaders of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, and Myanmar s Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services and chair of the country s newly formed State Administration Council Sen-Gen Min Aung Hlaing.
Foreign ministers of Laos, Thailand and the Philippines attend the meeting as representatives.
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi told a press conference on Friday evening that it would be the first in person meeting of ASEAN leaders since the breakout of the COVID-19 pandemic, which shows the leaders concern about the situation in Myanmar.
ASEAN holds meeting on Myanmar situation in Indonesia Xinhua | Updated: 2021-04-24 16:25 Pedestrians cross a road next to the city hall of Yangon, Myanmar, Feb 3, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
JAKARTA - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is holding a leaders meeting here on Saturday to discuss the ongoing situation in Myanmar.
The meeting is participated by leaders of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, and Myanmar s Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services and chair of the country s newly formed State Administration Council Sen-Gen Min Aung Hlaing.
Foreign ministers of Laos, Thailand and the Philippines attend the meeting as representatives.
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi told a press conference on Friday evening that it would be the first in person meeting of ASEAN leaders since the breakout of the COVID-19 pandemic, which shows the leaders concern about the situation in Myanmar.
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1030 GMT, April 24 laosnews.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from laosnews.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
2021-04-24 16:05:42 GMT2021-04-25 00:05:42(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
JAKARTA, April 24 (Xinhua) The leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries reached a five-point consensus Saturday on the situation in Myanmar, calling for constructive dialogue among all parties concerned.
According to the chairman s statement issued after an in-person leaders meeting held in Jakarta, ASEAN leaders had a close discussion on the recent developments in Myanmar and expressed deep concern on the situation in the country.
A five-point consensus attached to the statement said there shall be immediate cessation of violence in Myanmar and all parties shall exercise utmost restraint.