Southeast Asia foreign ministers seek breakthrough in Myanmar conflict and South China Sea dispute
Southeast Asian foreign ministers gathered Sunday for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, ...
ASEAN tells Myanmar junta peace, not election, is priority
By Danial Azhar LANGKAWI, Malaysia (Reuters) -Southeast Asian nations told Myanmar's military government on Sunday its plan ...
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‘Stop the violence’: ASEAN tells Myanmar to prioritise peace over holding elections, says bloc chair Malaysia
Malaysia has appointed a new ASEAN special envoy to Myanmar to try and implement the regional bloc’s stalled peace plan for ...
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ASEAN appoints new special envoy for Myanmar
ASEAN's fifth envoy to Myanmar, Tan Sri Othman Hashim, appointed during the bloc's meeting of foreign ministers.
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ASEAN Tells Myanmar to Prioritize Ceasefire Over Elections
The regional bloc told a junta representative at a meeting that a poll is “not a priority at the moment," Malaysia’s foreign ...
Tok Mat to Myanmar: Priority is to end violence
LANGKAWI: Asean foreign ministers have stressed to Myanmar that it is more important to bring about peace in the country ...
Myanmar: Where China wants election, West and its allies want it deferred
As Myanmar’s military junta has announced the intention to hold elections this year, China has supported the move whereas the ...
Malaysia calls for Myanmar truce as Asean pushes for peace, as bloc seeks South China Sea code
While committed to regional issues, Malaysia is tempering expectations for immediate solutions, acknowledging the complexity ...
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Myanmar junta, rebels sign ceasefire deal, announces China
Association of Southeast Asian Nations appoints Malaysian diplomat Othman Hashim special envoy to Myanmar - Anadolu Ajansı ...