Myanmar’s junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who ousted the elected government in a coup on February 1, presides an army parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2021. — Reuters picYANGON, April 23 — A weekend summit on the Myanmar coup crisis will be a test for Asean’s credibility and unity, a senior Thai official said Thursday, amid an escalating death toll and violence across its western border.
Leaders and foreign ministers from the 10-country Association of South-east Asian Nations are set to hold talks on the mounting Myanmar crisis in Jakarta on Saturday. During the conversation, Prayut acknowledged that the situation in Myanmar is a challenging issue for peace and stability in the region, according to a press statement.
There have been some calls for Myanmar to be expelled from the bloc, which generally has a hands-off approach when it comes to the internal affairs of its members. United Nations special envoy for Myanmar, Christine Schraner Burgener, is expected to leave Bangkok for Jakarta for meetings on the sidelines of the gathering.
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