Peace talks with Naypyidaw proposed by ASEAN; 54 regional companies accused of supporting regime

Peace talks with Naypyidaw proposed by ASEAN

Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan told the media in Kuala Lumpur after an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) “troika meeting” on Saturday that he will send a delegation to Naypyidaw for peace talks with the regime. But Hasan did not disclose a timeline or a name of who would lead this proposed delegation to Burma.

“We have already met with the respective stakeholders [in Burma] and we know their wishlist. Now, we want to present it to the [regime] and wait for feedback,” Hasan told a press conference after the meeting on Burma. The regime has been barred from attending ASEAN summits for failing to implement its Five Point Consensus, which is the regional bloc’s peace plan that calls for ending all violence and dialogue between rival groups.