Malaysia PM urges release of political detainees in Myanmar in call with Cambodia PM

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KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob on Tuesday emphasised the urgent need for cessation of violence against civilians and release of political prisoners in Myanmar during a cal

l with Prime Minister Hun Sen of Cambodia, the current chair of Asean.

led to civilian unrest and mass arrests of political leaders, including deposed state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi.on Jan 7 and 8. He was the first foreign leader to visit the country since the junta seized power from political leaders. In a statement released by the Malaysian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday, Mr Ismail emphasised Asean's positions on Myanmar, including the bloc's decision to invite a non-political representative from the country to high-level Asean meetings.

Besides Malaysia, Mr Hun Sen has also had calls with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Indonesia's President Joko Widodo to brief them about the situation in Myanmar., he has said, has pushed to engage Myanmar's junta leaders instead of isolating them since it assumed chairmanship of Asean., who criticised his unilateral decision to visit Myanmar without consulting other Asean leaders.

 

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