battle Myanmar excessive on the agenda

Southeast Asian leaders are gathering this week for an ASEAN summit in Indonesia. The battle in Myanmar is excessive on the agenda. The one query is whether or not the nations can exert a lot affect.

The nation has been ravaged by lethal violence after the army junta toppled Aung San Suu Kyi’s authorities greater than two years in the past. Since then, the resistance has been brutally crushed.

An airstrike on a village of opponents of the regime final month killed 170 folks. The assault was condemned worldwide.

The Affiliation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has been attempting unsuccessfully to resolve the disaster by diplomacy for a while. However these efforts have been fruitless. The junta ignores worldwide criticism and refuses to speak to opponents.

Shortly after the army coup, Asean got here up with the so-called five-point consensus. This known as, amongst different issues, for an finish to the violence, and the events must also discuss to one another. The chief of the military initially agreed. Nevertheless, ultimately nothing got here of it.

Because of this, there’s criticism of Asean, which is portrayed as a toothless tiger.

Indonesia is now the chairman of Asean, the most important nation with the most important financial system. It’s hoped that Indonesia can use its affect to drive change in Myanmar.