The army, which has caused a coup d'etat in Myanmar and is in full control, has announced that it will not send a representative to the Foreign Ministers' Meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations scheduled for 17th, and how far the discussion on the situation in Myanmar will proceed at the meeting. There are concerns about the impact.
ASEAN is expected to hold a foreign ministers' meeting in Cambodia on the 17th to discuss the situation in Myanmar, which continues to be in turmoil after a coup d'etat by the military last year.
Prior to this, ASEAN was not a foreign minister appointed by the military to Myanmar because of little progress due to the immediate suspension of violence and the acceptance of special envoys agreed at last year's summit. I was looking for the participation of a political representative.
Under these circumstances, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which is under military control in Myanmar, issued a statement on the night of the 14th, saying, "Efforts have been made to promote cooperation within ASEAN, but unacceptable decisions have been made. It is regrettable, "he said, and announced that he would not send a representative to the Foreign Ministers' Meeting.
The Myanmar Army was absent from the ASEAN Summit Meeting last October because the top military members were not allowed to attend.
As the Myanmar military re-hardens its attitude and refuses to attend the Foreign Ministers' Meeting, there are concerns about the extent to which discussions on the situation in Myanmar will proceed.