Myanmar has been in chaos for nearly a year, with the military suppressing protests and fighting on different fronts with ethnic minority armies and newly formed militias it calls"terrorists"."The special envoy advocated for confidence-building measures involving all stakeholders, in addition to ethnic armed organisations," the statement said of Heyzer's discussion with Hun Sen.
The conflict has caused discord within ASEAN about how to deal with Myanmar, which saw the unprecedented sidelining last year of its top general from ASEAN meetings over a failure to honour peace commitments. An envoy from the previous chair, Brunei, made meeting all stakeholders a precondition for visiting, which the junta rejected.Heyzer urged Prak Sakhonn to work with her and the international community on"a coordinated strategy towards creating an enabling environment for inclusive dialogue".
"She emphasised solutions needed to derive from engaging directly with and listening carefully to all those affected," it said.
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