Min Aung retreats! allow ASEAN representatives to meet Suu Kyi’s confidant after being under heavy pressure
Min Aung retreats! – 7 Feb. South China Morning PostReported that Senior General Min Aung Lai, commander-in-chief of the Burma Army, as the leader of the junta government Agreed to allow the ASEAN Special Representative from Cambodia to meet with Aung San Suu Kyi, who is currently facing prosecution.
The move came after a telephone discussion between General Senior Min and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen. Which has been close to high-ranking Burmese figures on Jan. 26, with Cambodia just taking over as ASEAN chairman this year after Brunei.
The latest progress marks an effort to unlock a deadlock in the peace process in Burma after the Burma Army took power on Feb. 1 on the grounds that the National League for Democracy Party (LN) Suu Kyi’s electoral fraud, or the NLD, in a massive way led to a landslide defeat for the military party.
Kao Kim Hoon, Minister of Representative of the Cambodian Prime Minister, revealed that General Senior Min It did not specify who would allow the ASEAN Special Envoy to meet with the NLD. (which has been dissolved) of Ms. Suu Kyi
Myanmar has been plagued by political turmoil and street violence following a crackdown on Burmese people who have risen against a military coup since Feb. 1, according to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). More than 1,500 deaths
Meanwhile, ASEAN, the main engine that the international community hopes to rely on, has faced a stalemate after Myanmar’s political representatives were not invited to the ASEAN Leaders’ Summit at the end of 2021, and most recently, the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) between February 16-17 in Phnom Penh.
Mr. Kao admitted that Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhon’s visit to Myanmar As ASEAN Special Representative There is very little chance of meeting Ms Suu Kyi. which is in the process of being prosecuted on many charges The total sentence is more than 150 years of imprisonment.
“Our goal is to meet with all parties involved. But it may not be possible in a single visit. So it might be a trip many times. But I think it would be great to meet and talk with Ms Suu Kyi,” said Kao.
Many of Suu Kyi’s top executive committees and NLD members have been detained by the Burma Army since the takeover, with NLD spokesman Nae Phon Lat who fled to Burma’s army. Ma has stated that the meeting should be agreed by the party first.