ASEAN to hold special meeting on Myanmar

Military vehicles participate in a parade to celebrate the 77th Armed Forces Day in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. (Photo: AFP/VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - ASEAN foreign ministers willconvene a special meeting in Indonesia on October 27 to discuss the Myanmarpeace process, Cambodia's foreign ministry said on October 23.

According to spokesman of the ministry Chum Sounry, theevent to take place at the headquarters of the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakartawill cover the implementation of a five-point peace consensus on the Myanmarsituation in an effort to end conflict in the country.

Cambodia is the current the Chair of ASEAN.

The ASEAN consensus had been agreed at the bloc’s Leaders Meeting (ALM) in Jakarta lastApril.

It calls for the “immediate cessation of violence” with allparties exercising “utmost restraint”; a constructive dialogue among allparties; the mediation of such talks by a special envoy of the ASEAN chair;provision of humanitarian assistance coordinated by ASEAN; and a visit toMyanmar by an ASEAN delegation, headed by the special envoy, to meet with allparties.

In August, Myanmar's leader, Sen. Gen. Min Aung Hlaing saidthat some points of the consensus would be implemented this year./.

VNA