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senior media Analysis of the visit of the UN special envoy to Myanmar following meeting with Myanmar military junta leader Min Aung Hlaing. Suggests from now on the UN and ASEAN need to adjust their plans to deal with the new Myanmar. because the way they do it doesn’t work

Today (18 Aug. 2022) Mr. Supalak Kanchanakhundi, senior media The UN special envoy, Mrs. Noline Heyser, met with Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, the leader of the Myanmar military junta, who has been monitoring the situation in Myanmar, saying she can look at it from two sides.

for Myanmar This visit clearly helped legitimize the Myanmar military junta in Nay Pyi Taw. Today, The New Light of Myanmar newspaper One page was filled with pictures of the UN Special Envoy and Min Aung Hlaing, sitting and talking. The gesture of the sitting was meeting.

Min Aung Hlaing sat on the big sofa. while Mrs. Hayser sit on a smaller sofa in front, indented to the right The picture shows that It’s not an equal conversation.

The visit of the special ambassador It can also be interpreted that Min Aung Hlaing is telling the world that Ultimately, the UN has to reconcile Min Aung Hlaing, and the real power in Nay Pyi Taw is the army. The Myanmar military government has been very successful.

However, if you look at the United Nations This visit was just a tasting. Because special ambassadors are usually not easily invited, there are many people that the Myanmar military government refuses to enter the country. This time, it was a tasting to bring the message from the Secretary-General of the United Nations directly to Min Aung Hlaing.

Interesting this visit The special envoy presented the UN Charter to Min Aung Hlaing to know how the people of the world coexist. and the people of Myanmar have the right to democracy

Mrs. Heyser went in to introduce herself. and see how Min Aung Hlaing will eventually react.

Mr Supalak stated that Ms Heyser is a Singaporean professional diplomat. Working with the UN for a long time Coordinate with ASEAN to a certain extent. Therefore, she and the diplomats knew and might see that Min Aung Hlaing would be used as a tool.

After Ms Heyser met Min Aung Hlaing released a lengthy statement. And there are up to 20 issues, all of which are not legitimacy. but the start of work and tell Myanmar what to do

Think of this as a professional move. That’s quite smart enough.

Mr Supalak said earlier that the military government spokesman came out to respond to ASEAN. In the case of not inviting military representatives from the Myanmar government Attend the ASEAN regional meeting which states that this stance is to interfere in ASEAN’s internal affairs and violate the principles of ASEAN This response means a lot. shows that Myanmar is indifferent to any pressure and this is the strongest insult to ASEAN. that Myanmar has done

From now on, what ASEAN must cooperate with the UN is Revisiting Min Aung Hlaing’s Countermeasures

The old style of ASEAN is to compromise, accept the existence of authority like this, it doesn’t work anymore.

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