Myanmar junta chief Gen. Min Aung Hlaing (bottom right) attends a meeting of ASEAN leaders at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta on April 24, 2021, for talks on how to guide the country out of the crisis he created.(AFP/Indonesian Presidential Palace )

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Indonesia will at this week’s ASEAN retreat propose the creation of an eminent persons group to formulate a regional vision beyond 2025, which improves on the bloc’s ability to deal with “current challenges” amid doubts over its handling of crises including the Myanmar coup fallout.

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Most ASEAN foreign ministers will convene in Cambodia’s resort city Siem Reap starting from Wednesday for closed-door talks on Thursday, amid mounting pressure from the international community to deal with the Myanmar crisis, and at a time of flux in the wider Indo-Pacific region.

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The retreat is Cambodia’s first high-level meeting as this year’s ASEAN chair, initially scheduled last month but postponed due to opposition over an invitation extended to Myanmar’s military regime, which continues to cling onto power after usurping the previous government of Aung San Suu Kyi over a year ago.

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Dian Septiari (The Jakarta Post)
Tue, February 15, 2022