Southeast Asian countries are meeting to restore peace in Myanmar

Southeast Asian countries are going to meet to discuss the Myanmar peace process. According to Reuters, the meeting is scheduled for Thursday (October 27) in Indonesia. It will also discuss the implementation of the five steps taken by ASEAN last year to restore peace in the country.

The situation in Myanmar is becoming more unstable day by day. The repression of the junta forces is going on against the civilians. On the other hand, insurgent groups have resisted the army personnel. All in all, the social and political situation of the country is turbulent.

Foreign ministers of Southeast Asian countries are going to meet to stop violence and restore peace in Myanmar. The meeting is scheduled to be held at the ASEAN Secretariat, a regional alliance of Southeast Asian countries, in Indonesia on Thursday. This information was reported by the Cambodian Foreign Minister on Sunday.

The spokesperson of the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the issue of the implementation of the five points taken by ASEAN last year to bring peace to Myanmar will also come up in the meeting. Last year, ASEAN leaders met in Jakarta, Indonesia to stop the bloodshed in Myanmar. In this, five points were adopted on behalf of the alliance to solve the problem by peaceful means in the interest of the people, provide ASEAN humanitarian assistance to Myanmar, stop violence to all the conflicting parties in the country.

 

It is also reported that the meeting may come up with recommendations on how to advance the peace process on the Myanmar issue ahead of the ASEAN summit next month. The army seized power in Myanmar on February 1 last year after ousting pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Arrest Suu Kyi's political leaders. Since then there has been instability in Myanmar.