With a military coup in state, Myanmar junta leader attends ASEAN summit to discuss crisis

Yangon, Apr 24: Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar ’s junta chief, arrived in Jakarta on Saturday for a summit of Southeast Asian leaders. The summit aims to discuss the crisis that exist in Myanmar and to hopefully conclude with a satisfying solution, at least.

 

 

 

The gathering of leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Jakarta is the first coordinated international effort to ease the crisis in Myanmar, to which REUTERS refer as an impoverished country that neighbors China, India and Thailand. Myanmar is a significant member of the 10-nation ASEAN.

 

 

With participants attending in person despite the pandemic, and despite of every member nation struggling their own battles at home, Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said on a day prior to the meet, that the summit reflected "deep concern about the situation in Myanmar and ASEAN's determination to help Myanmar get out of this delicate situation".

 

It's unusual for the leader of a military govt in Myanmar to attend an ASEAN summit, since usually the country has been represented by a lower-ranked officer or a civilian. International media reports that Min Aung Hlaing was seen disembarking after arriving on a special flight from Naypyitaw, the Myanmar capital. The summit stands out to be vital, considering the ongoing crisis back in Myanmar.