Myanmar’s NUG calls for ASEAN stakeholder engagement and rejection of junta’s sham elections

Mizzima

The National Unity Government (NUG) together with NGOs has called on Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) stakeholders to address the current crisis in Myanmar and the approaching junta elections.

The following is their 11 October press statement:

ASEAN Stakeholder Engagement on Myanmar: Addressing the Five-Point Consensus, Upholding Democracy and Rejecting the Military’s Sham Elections

Throughout Malaysia’s 2025 ASEAN Chairmanship, a series of Stakeholder Engagement Meetings on Myanmar (SEMs) were convened by the Special Envoy of the ASEAN Chair on Myanmar, bringing together key stakeholders – including representatives from the National Unity Government (NUG), the National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC), Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH), Ethnic Resistance Organisations (EROs),

Consultative Councils, Federal Units and various other representative bodies. 

These engagements have served as an inclusive platform to discuss the ongoing crisis in Myanmar, develop strategies and recommendations on the effective implementation of ASEAN’s Five-Point Consensus including on cessation of violence, humanitarian assistance, and inclusive political dialogue, and to address the junta’s planned sham elections. 

Stakeholders at the SEMs reiterated grave concern over the deteriorating situation in Myanmar since the military coup of February 2021 and reaffirmed their shared commitment to restoring democracy and upholding human rights. While acknowledging ASEAN’s adoption of the Five-Point Consensus, stakeholders expressed alarm over its limited implementation amid the military’s continued violence against civilians and blatant disregard for democratic norms including the principles enshrined in the ASEAN Charter.