The special envoy of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN, who acts as an intermediary for dialogue with the aim of a peaceful resolution of the situation in Myanmar where the turmoil continues after the coup d'etat, visited Myanmar for the first time from the 21st, but during his stay in the military I couldn't meet the resisting democratic forces.
Cambodia's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokong, who serves as a special envoy of ASEAN, entered Myanmar on the 21st and held meetings with the commander of the military, Min Aung Hlaing.
However, during his stay, he returned to Cambodia on the morning of the 23rd without being able to meet with the pro-democracy forces who resisted the army, although he met with the executives of a minor party who took a relatively moderate position in the rule of the army. ..
Special Envoy Prak Sukong said in a press conference in the capital Phnom Penh, "I wanted to meet with a party close to Aung San Suu Kyi, but I'm sorry I couldn't do it."
On top of that, the policy of not inviting top military leaders to the ASEAN meeting should be maintained unless progress is made in five items, such as the immediate suspension of violence agreed at the summit meeting in April last year. I showed the idea.
Although the Myanmar Army accepted the special envoy for the first time this time, it seems that it has not broken its stance of refusing to talk with the pro-democracy, and it is expected that mediation by ASEAN will continue to be difficult.