NEW YORK: Southeast Asian nations should decide if they are going to drive ahead with a so-far failed five-point peace strategy just for Myanmar or “decide what’s next” just before their leaders meet in November, Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah said upon Monday (Sep 19).
Myanmar has been in crisis since the army ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s selected government in Feb last year, detaining the girl and other officials and launching a weakling crackdown on protests and dissent.
The Association associated with Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), of which Myanmar is a member, continues to be leading peace attempts.
“Between today and the ASEAN summit in November ASEAN must seriously evaluation if the five-point consensus is still relevant, and when it should be replaced along with something better, inch Abdullah said. “By the time we meet up with in November, we must ask that difficult question and we should have the answer during that period. ”
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the annual gathering of world leaders for the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Abdullah also said this individual hoped the 15-member UN Security Council would not fail the people of Myanmar.