The ASEAN-Association of Southeast Asian Nations will hold a summit-level meeting in Indonesia on the 24th over the situation in Myanmar.
Commander Min Aung Hlaing, the head of the Myanmar Army, will also be present, and the focus will be on whether ASEAN can draw cooperation from the Myanmar side to resolve the situation.
The ASEAN Summit to discuss how to respond to the situation in Myanmar will be held face-to-face on the 24th at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia.
Commander Min Aung Hlaing, the head of the army that caused the coup d'etat, will be attending from Myanmar, and this will be the first foreign visit after the coup d'etat.
It seems that the Myanmar military is aiming to obtain the consent of ASEAN for a plan to reassert the legitimacy of the coup d'etat at this meeting and to restart the general election in the future.
On the other hand, ASEAN did not use the name "summit" to mean the summit, and emphasized that diplomatic sources do not recognize Commander Min Aung Hlaing as a national representative. It means that it is.
ASEAN wants to convey the concerns of the international community directly to the commander and mediate dialogue with the opposition to the military, and the focus will be on whether Myanmar can draw cooperation to resolve the situation.
How did you approach ASEAN Myanmar?
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations has expressed concern about the Myanmar coup, and some member states have continued to work towards a peaceful solution.
Of these, in Indonesia, in February, Foreign Minister Lutono met with Thai Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin, who was appointed as Foreign Minister by the Myanmar Army, and President Joko held this summit meeting. It shows an attitude of being actively involved, such as calling.
In addition to Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore have also expressed strong concern, but experts have pointed out that there are temperature differences among the member countries, such as some countries being reluctant to engage.
Last month, a representative from Myanmar also participated in an informal foreign ministers' meeting to discuss the response, but in a statement by the chairman, "ASEAN is ready to support Myanmar positively, peacefully and constructively." I just said.
However, as the UN Security Council has not been able to take concrete measures to stop the crackdown on the military, expectations for ASEAN are rising from the international community, and Special Envoy Bergner, who is in charge of Myanmar issues at the United Nations, is at the top level this time. I am visiting Indonesia for the meeting.
According to the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Special Envoy Bergner said that he had a meeting with Foreign Minister Lutono on the 23rd, and it is believed that ASEAN requested the Myanmar military to stop the crackdown on the citizens.
Aim to make the action a factual fact by attending the Myanmar military meeting
The Myanmar military has been severely criticized by the international community and acted on the February coup d'etat because there was a large-scale fraud in the general election last November and a new administration was about to be launched based on the result of that election. It claims that it had to cause.
For this reason, at the ASEAN summit meeting on the 24th, it seems that the aim is to reaffirm the legitimacy of these claims and to make it a fact that the international community has approved the rule of the military by attending the meeting.
It also seems to have the aim of restraining member states, which have strongly criticized the crackdown by the military, to adhere to the principle of non-intervention in ASEAN's internal affairs.
The highest decision-making body, the National Governing Council, which was established after the coup d'etat, explained that it would re-election and delegate authority to the winning party, and the military would like to agree on these plans and prospects. There seems to be some speculation.