Indonesian FM demands 'immediate appointment' of ASEAN Myanmar envoy

03 June 2021
Indonesian FM demands 'immediate appointment' of ASEAN Myanmar envoy
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi. Photo: EPA

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said Wednesday he demands the “immediate appointment” of an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Myanmar envoy to address the crisis unleashed by the coup in Myanmar, EFE reported.

“The safety and well-being of the Myanmar people must always be the priority. Inclusive dialogue must be encouraged to resolve the political crisis and restore democracy in Myanmar, in accordance with the popular will,” Marsudi said, referring to the five points of consensus reached during April’s ASEAN summit with junta leader Gen. Min Aung Hlaing.

The minister also announced the trip to Myanmar in the coming days of the secretary general of the Southeast Asian bloc, Brunei’s Lim Jock Hoi, without specifying a date.