EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IS CRISIS IN MYANMAR
Analysts claim that the Myanmar issue has split ASEAN, with the union making the unusual choice last year to exclude the military coup from the grouping’s twice-yearly summits for leaders and meetings for foreign ministers. & nbsp,
Lina Alexandra, a Jakarta-based expert in international relations from the non-governmental organization Centre of Strategic and International Studies( CSIS ), thinks that the decision to replace Myanmar with the Philippines as ASEAN chair in 2026 will likely continue until then.
It is improbable that the issue will be resolved within the next three decades given its complexity. & nbsp,
According to Mdm Alexandra,” This issue has made ASEAN never united, but this selection( to give the Philippines the chairmanship ) will regain that unity. & nbsp,
She continued by saying that due to the transportation involved, including hosting various conferences and summits, Myanmar would not have been able to carry out its obligations as ASEAN seat in 2026. & nbsp,
Given the current state of Myanmar, Mdm Alexandra thinks it would be challenging for the rotating ASEAN head to make the chairmanship’s plan at least a year or two in progress. & nbsp,
The decision to remove Myanmar from the chair, according to Associate Professor Dinna Prapto Raharja, executive director of think-tank Synergy Policies, shows that it is a very delicate nation in comparison to the other ASEAN members.
There is very little chance that Laos, the second head, will be able to solve this issue, she said, adding that ASEAN could had done more for Myanmar. & nbsp,
Indonesia has long been hailed as the team’s big brother because it has the largest market in Southeast Asia and is one of the founding father of ASEAN. Laos, on the other hand, is a smaller nation that just joined ASEAN in 1997, 30 times after the organization’s founding. & nbsp,
It is unethical if it is being postponed until Malaysia or even the Philippines take over as seat. “& nbsp,