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ASEAN envoy says bloc is not easing its Myanmar policy
Philippine Foreign Secretary Maria Theresa Lazaro, ASEAN's special envoy on Myanmar, said Saturday the Five-Point Consensus still stands as leaders prepare to meet in Manila, according to CNA, citing Reuters.
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- New headline Was: “ASEAN not easing Myanmar approach, bloc's special envoy says”
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Wire reporting: (Reuters, via CNA)
MANILA — ASEAN's special envoy on Myanmar said Saturday that the grouping is not relaxing its approach under the Five-Point Consensus, even as members discuss whether Myanmar's military-backed leaders should regain a seat at high-level meetings1.
The envoy, Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Maria Theresa Lazaro, spoke a day before ASEAN leaders begin a summit in Manila scheduled for Nov. 15-171. ASEAN has kept Myanmar's junta leaders out of those meetings since the 2021 coup, citing a lack of progress on the consensus, which calls for an end to violence, dialogue among parties, ASEAN mediation, humanitarian aid and envoy visits1.
Lazaro said a draft review of the consensus was still being negotiated and that proposals would go to the leaders1. Asked whether the review could change limits on Myanmar's political leadership, she said there was no easing and that the Five-Point Consensus remained in place1. Thailand and some other members have increased contact with Myanmar; a Thai suggestion that Myanmar's foreign minister join ASEAN foreign ministers' meetings was still under discussion, with no decision to restore the seat, she said1.
