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Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday voiced grave concerns over the situation in Myanmar, where security forces continue their violent crackdown on protestors against February’s military coup, in phone talks with his Laotian counterpart Phankham Viphavanh, The Japan Times reported.

Suga vowed to continue pushing Myanmar’s military to immediately stop using force on civilians, release ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other detained individuals, and promptly restore democratic political order, the Foreign Ministry said.

Praising efforts by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations toward improving the situation, Suga told Phankham that he looked forward to Laos, which shares its northwestern border with Myanmar, playing its part.