Anwar Ibrahim, the head of Myanmar’s dictatorship, may meet with Malaysia’s prime minister in Bangkok this week to demand that a peace be established between the military administration and rebel groups in order to aid earthquake relief.
As the regional ASEAN bloc chair this year, Anwar stated that the meeting with senior general Min Aung Hlaing on Thursday ( Apr 17 ) was taking place on , humanitarian grounds because there were still no formal engagements between Myanmar and the bloc.
Myanmar was the victim of a , a disastrous earthquake , next month that killed tens and caused significant damage.
” I thank General Min Aung Hlaing for responding favorably to our visit,” Anwar said on Monday during a meeting with him on April 17.
Since the government’s overthrow of an elected civilian authorities in early 2021, which sparked a civil war in Myanmar, the country has been in turmoil.
The coup and rebel groups have made unilateral ceasefire declarations to help the comfort of the earthquake, but they have also accused one another of breaking the terms of the agreements.
The ruling commanders are prohibited from attending its conferences because of their inaction, and ASEAN wants Myanmar to adopt the republic’s five-point peace plan to put an end to the battle.
Anwar stated that Malaysia would continue to provide humanitarian aid to the earthquake-stricken nation through a momentary field hospital operated by the Malaysian Armed Forces.
Min Aung Hlaing, a rare international trip , a conference held in Bangkok earlier this month for the president who has been mostly shunned globally since the revolution of 2021.
Anwar may meet with Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who will discuss work to clean and enhance the Sungai Golok, a river that separates Malaysia from Thailand.