Philippines says Suu Kyi must be involved in Myanmar peace process

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MANILA - Deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi is 'indispensable' in restoring democracy to the military-ruled country and must be included in any peace talks, regardless of her conviction, the Philippines' Foreign Secretary said on Sunday (Jan 16). In a strong rebuke of the Myanmar junta that overthrew Suu Kyi's elected government last year, Teodoro Locsin condemned last week's...

Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi talks during a news conference with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Naypyitaw, Myanmar on Sept 6, 2017.MANILA - Deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi is "indispensable" in restoring democracy to the military-ruled country and must be included in any peace talks, regardless of her conviction, the Philippines' Foreign Secretary said on Sunday .

"I am deeply concerned about the suffering of the civilian population," Locsin said in a statement. "We also call on the military leadership to participate in an inclusive dialogue and resume the democratic transition process." "Suu Kyi is indispensable in a democratic restoration that will pose no threat of anarchy, dissolution and civil conflict."

 

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