ASEAN-THE MYANMAR DILEMA | Timor Leste rethinks its accession bid if ASEAN cannot handle Myanmar issue

Timor-Leste politician Xanana Gusmao gestures after voting during the general election in Dili, on May 21, 2023. (AFP/VALENTINO DARIEL SOUSA )

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Timor-Leste Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão has said that the country would reconsider joining ASEAN if the bloc is unable to solve the conflict in Myanmar.

Xanana said that as a country that had adopted democracy, Timor-Leste could not accept military junta regimes anywhere and could not ignore human rights violations in Myanmar.

“Timor-Leste will not be joining the ASEAN if ASEAN cannot convince the military junta in Myanmar [to end the conflict],” Xanana said in a statement on Thursday.

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A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil
The Jakarta Post
PREMIUM Jakarta
●   Sun, August 6, 2023

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