Myanmar pledges to cooperate with ASEAN’s special envoy
Chairman of the State Administration Council of Myanmar Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has promised the organisation of new elections, while saying the government of Myanmar is ready to work with any special envoy appointed the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Chairman of the State Administration Council of Myanmar Senior General Min Aung Hlaing (Photo: AFP/VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Chairman of the State Administration Council of MyanmarSenior General Min Aung Hlaing has promised the organisation of new elections, whilesaying the government of Myanmar is ready to work with any special envoyappointed the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Myanmar is ready to work on ASEAN cooperation within the ASEAN frameworkincluding the dialogue with the ASEAN Special Envoy in Myanmar, Min Aung Hlaingspoke in a televised address on August 1.
The 54th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM 54) is scheduled to open on August 2,during which foreign ministers will discuss the implementation of thefive-point consensus to settle crisis in Myanmar.
At the ASEAN Leaders' Meeting held in late April in Jakarta, ASEAN leadersreached consensus on five points on Myanmar situation: ending violence,conducting constructive dialogue among all parties, appointing a special ASEANenvoy to facilitate the dialogue, providing humanitarian assistance forMyanmar’s people through the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for HumanitarianAssistance.
ASEAN has been leading the diplomatic effort on Myanmar since the Southeast Asian country fell into a political stalemate on February 1 after the military arrested government leaders, regional and state governors and senior members of the National League for Democracy (NLD) party./.
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Chairman of the State Administration Council of Myanmar Senior General Min Aung Hlaing (Photo: AFP/VNA) 
