OPINION: ACADEMIA- Hun Sen’s visit to Myanmar: Unticking the boxes

Between neighbors: Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen (right) shakes hands with Myanmar military chief Min Aung Hlaing during a dinner in Naypyidaw on Jan. 7. (AFP/National Television of Cambodia (TVK))  Lina Alexandra -The Jakarta Post/ Wed, January 12, 2022

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OPINION: ACADEMIA

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The visit by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen to Myanmar last week, following his earlier meeting with the State Administration Council (SAC) leader in Phnom Penh in late 2021, has sparked lots of controversy.

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Some analysts say the visit has broken the ice on the current lack of progress in ASEAN’s efforts to bring peace and democracy back to Myanmar.

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A few even insist that the encounters have ticked some boxes regarding the implementation of the five-point consensus (FPC) agreed upon in Jakarta in April 2021, as the joint statement between them, like the FPC, highlighted a ceasefire, delivery of humanitarian assistance, and facilitation of the visit by the ASEAN special envoy in the near future.

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When assuming the chairmanship of ASEAN in October 2021,

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Hun Sen indicated his intention to bring Myanmar back into the ASEAN fold, allowing Myanmar to participate in future ASEAN meetings, which is contrary to ASEAN’s hitherto decision to only allow a non-political representative to attend.

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As Hun Sen only met with the SAC leaders this time, many have perceived his initiative as Cambodia’s unilateral move to give legitimacy to the junta, which launched a coup on Feb. 1, 2021 after Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy won the November 2020 election. to

 

 

 

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COMMENT: Its a joke for a dictator to convince another dictator to turn his country into a DEMOCRATIC COUNTRY.. 🤣 .