JAKARTA: Malaysia does not view the Myanmar crisis lightly as it is causing difficulties and hardship on both sides, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
He expressed disappointment that there was slow progress on the issue despite the fact that Indonesia, currently the chair of Asean, had taken enormous and unprecedented steps."We can't take it lightly because there have been atrocities, although I accept that these are not necessarily inflicted only by the military junta, though they are responsible ."It has caused so much difficulty and hardship to our country too.
The 43rd Asean Summit kicked off on Tuesday, with Myanmar's political crisis and the South China Sea disputes set to dominate discussions. "I can understand if there are violent elements but many of them are just innocent victims," added Anwar. Thailand’s outgoing military-led government broke ranks with the bloc, which collectively had decided to suspend Myanmar’s generals from top meetings.
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