Cambodian PM holds online talks with Myanmar military leader

27 January 2022
Cambodian PM holds online talks with Myanmar military leader

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen held online talks with Myanmar military leader Min Aung Hlaing on Wednesday. A Cambodian official said Hun Sen called on the junta chief to implement the five-point consensus agreed by ASEAN leaders last year, and to facilitate first visit by ASEAN's special envoy to Myanmar in the near future.

Hun Sen also called on all parties in Myanmar to cease violence and urged Min Aung Hlaing to help distributing humanitarian aid in his country, the official said.

Cambodia's strongman ruler Hun Sen flew to Myanmar earlier this month for talks with the junta -- the first foreign leader to visit since the generals seized power almost a year ago. Myanmar has been in chaos since the February 1 coup which ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government and ended the country's decade-long dalliance with democracy.