Myanmar was snubbed due to the lack of progress in the Five-Point Consensus achieved by Asean last April to help resolve the woes faced by the country after the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi was ousted by the army.
President of London-based Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK, Tun Khin, said Asean's unprecedented move on Myanmar's junta is indeed very good news. Foreign ministers from Asean agreed at an emergency meeting last Friday to exclude Myanmar from the summits from 26-28 Oct and to only invite a non-political representative from the country.
Khin, who was born and brought up in Rohingya heartland , pointed out that Asean should at least recognise the NUG in order to help the Rohingyas, especially on their rights to citizenship. "The NUG has made positive commitments towards supporting Rohingya rights but we must make sure these commitments are honoured,” added Khin, who received a leadership award from Refugees International, Washington D.C., in April 2015 for his work on the Rohingya issue.
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