Myanmar rejects ASEAN's call to free Aung San Suu Kyi
BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military-backed government has rejected the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ renewed call for the unconditional release of detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi and dismissed the need for the organization’s special envoy on Myanmar, according to the foreign affairs ministry. President Min Aung Hlaing , the former army chief who had originally seized power in 2021 from…
Myanmar’s military-backed government has declined ASEAN’s recent plea for the free, unencumbered release of former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, as reported by the foreign affairs ministry. The nation’s President Min Aung Hlaing, the former army chief who previously ousted Suu Kyi’s democratic government in 2021, has been striving to regain political credibility following the coup.
He aims to reestablish ties with ASEAN, which had initially drafted a peace plan in April 2021 to bring an end to the ongoing strife and to foster dialogue among the various factions. However, Hlaing has been barred from participating in high-level meetings due to his refusal to adhere to the peace plan. In a move to appease dissenters, the government permitted a representative from the International Committee of the Red Cross to meet with Suu Kyi last week for the first time since her detention, but it is the sole documented instance of contact from an external independent humanitarian agency.
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