The Association of Southeast Asian Nations officially announced at the summit meeting in late October that it would not invite the top of the Myanmar military, who took control of the coup d'etat.
It is an unusual step for ASEAN, which is based on the principle of non-intervention in domestic affairs, and the future focus will be on how the military will react.
ASEAN held an urgent foreign ministers' meeting online on the night of the 15th, and the Presidency of Brunei announced the results in a statement.
The statement said that the ASEAN summit meeting, which will be held from October 26, "decided to invite a representative from a non-political position from Myanmar," said that he would not invite the top commander of the Myanmar army, Min Aung Hlaing. Is revealed.
According to diplomatic sources, senior foreign ministry officials will be invited.
ASEAN has agreed to send a special envoy to the site to mediate dialogue between Myanmar's military and pro-democracy forces, but the military has special envoys such as Aung San Suu Kyi and other leaders of pro-democracy forces. The visit has not been realized without allowing me to meet with.
The statement called on the military to allow the envoy to visit all parties and expressed a sense of crisis, saying that "the situation in Myanmar is shaking regional security, ASEAN unity and trust."
It is unusual for ASEAN, which is based on the principle of non-intervention in domestic affairs, to take such an in-depth response to the domestic affairs of member countries, and the future focus will be on how the military will react.