Fajarasia.id – Sidharto R. Suryodipuro, his ASEAN Cooperation Director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, stressed that the crisis in Myanmar caused by the post-February 2021 military coup is an urgent issue that needs to be resolved. bottom. shortly.
According to Siddhart, the military coup caused a severe political and humanitarian crisis, with far-reaching consequences not only for Myanmar itself.
“This also violates the provisions of the ASEAN Charter that explicitly refer to a constitutional government. Therefore, this is an urgent issue that needs to be resolved urgently,” Sidhardt said last Sunday. He said as a bystander at his 2023 ASEAN-Indonesia presidency kickoff event held at his HI roundabout in Jakarta.
To facilitate the resolution of the Myanmar crisis, Indonesia will consistently lead ASEAN in implementing the Five Points Her Consensus (5PC) agreed by her ASEAN leaders in April 2021. . The five-point consensus was the decision of ASEAN leaders after a special meeting also attended by General Min Aung Hlaing, the leader of Myanmar’s military junta, to help Myanmar emerge from the political crisis.
The consensus calls for an end to the violence, dialogue with all stakeholders, appointment of a special envoy to facilitate mediation and dialogue, permission for ASEAN to provide humanitarian assistance to the citizens of Myanmar, and permission for the ASEAN envoy to consult with any country. I am looking for Officials will visit Myanmar and hold talks.
In addition to her role as ASEAN leader this year, the Indonesian foreign minister will also serve as her ASEAN envoy to Myanmar. His two former ASEAN leaders, Brunei Darussalam and Cambodia, have appointed foreign ministers as special envoys.
“The Minister of Foreign Affairs (Retno Marsudi) has set up a special envoy’s office to help her increase humanitarian aid and bring all parties into dialogue,” Sidharto said.
“I hope that the dialogue between the parties will start in Myanmar. The question is whether we have the courage to have a dialogue. The key is their own courage to dialogue, then ASEAN will help,” he said.
Siddhart said, given the complexity of Myanmar’s problem, realistically, the crisis could not be resolved just a year or while Indonesia is his ASEAN presidency.
“However, we are very optimistic that progress will be made in this process as we are also affected by ASEAN issues, like the flow of refugees into neighboring countries (Myanmar),” he said.***
