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Myanmar crisis looms over ASEAN ministers’ meeting
While Jakarta has vowed not to let the Myanmar crisis take ASEAN “hostage”, it has also pulled out nearly all the stops to establish the Office of the Special Envoy, in addition to its TNI diplomacy.
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he ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat in Jakarta on Friday is expected to be clouded by the ongoing crisis in Myanmar, where widespread silent protests to mark the second anniversary of the military coup have prompted the ruling junta to extend its state of emergency for another six months.
President Joko “Jokowi” said on Wednesday that Jakarta would soon involve the Indonesian Military (TNI) in democracy-oriented discussions with the Myanmar junta, hinting at a possible replication of the 2017 military-to-military diplomacy that saw Indonesia assisting in Myanmar’s democratization efforts.
Two years after the military putsch that overthrew Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratically elected government, Myanmar has made little to no progress in its commitment to abide by the five-point consensus, an ASEAN-led initiative that calls for an immediate cessation of violence and a special envoy to facilitate dialogue with all parties.
As deaths continue to rise under the military junta, civilians this week took part in a silent protest calling for the end of the oppressive regime.
The junta’s extension of the state of emergency in response to the protests will likely delay elections planned for August, which analysts say would have likely been a sham.
While Jakarta has vowed not to let the Myanmar crisis take ASEAN “hostage”, it has also pulled out nearly all the stops to establish the Office of the Special Envoy, in addition to its TNI diplomacy.
