ASEAN reaffirms engagement with Myanmar, seeks to advance peace plan
The summit is under pressure to ease a five-year ban on Myanmar's military-backed leaders attending high-level meetings.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced on Sunday that Southeast Asian leaders reaffirmed the importance of maintaining engagement with Myanmar, while adhering to a five-point peace plan aimed at ending the violence in the war-torn nation. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), comprising 11 member countries, agreed to pursue "constructive and principled engagement" in response to the crisis that arose following a military coup in Myanmar in 2021.
The ongoing summit, chaired by Marcos in Manila, is facing pressure to lift a five-year ban on Myanmar's military leaders attending high-level meetings, following Thailand and other member states increasing their involvement despite the ongoing civil war.
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