The 'normalisation' of the junta's rule In Myanmar?: Jakarta Post contributor

JAKARTA - The recent visit by Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen to Myanmar has attracted much criticism from both within Myanmar and from other members of Asean.

Indeed, there has been no indication whatsoever that the junta will take serious steps to implement Asean's five-point consensus . In fact, the visit was used by the military junta to create an impression of legitimacy and acceptance conferred by the Asean chair. Before the visit, President Joko"Jokowi" Widodo clearly told Hun Sen that Asean must stick to the FPC to bring democracy back in Myanmar. As this position might have been compromised, differences among Asean member states began to appear.

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore told Hun Sen that Asean must maintain the policy of inviting only nonpolitical representatives of Myanmar because there had been no significant progress on the ground. Any step that deviates from, or runs counter to, the FPC could lead to the"normalisation" of the junta's rule in Myanmar. It is true that Asean should engage all parties in Myanmar if it wants to resolve the problem. However, engagement should not be equated with"normalisation" where Asean begins to accept the brutal reality on the ground.

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