ASEAN members eventually agree that Myanmar stays and that junta leaders aren’t allowed in summits – but not without initial disagreements, says the Philippine president. ASEAN2022
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – The issue of Myanmar participation in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations was “a little contentious,” according to Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.Anong gagawin natin
? And that was a little contentious,” Marcos told Philippine media in an interview after his participation in the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh.Marcos was referring to the peace agreement that ASEAN members, including Myanmar’s military junta leaders, had agreed to during a meeting in Jakarta back in 2021. In early 2021, the military ousted the elected government in Myanmar and have remained in power since.
The consensus was meant to ensure that hostilities would cease and tensions, die down. The ruling junta, however, has not met its commitments to the regional bloc, prompting ASEAN to bar military leaders from attending high-level meetings, including the leaders’ summits and foreign ministers’ meetings.while still deciding that the country remains a member. However, ASEAN stuck to its earlier decision to bar military leaders to high-level summits.
Marcos was in Cambodia from November 9 to 13 to participate in the summits and to hold bilateral meetings on the sides. The Philippine President met with his counterparts from Cambodia, Brunei, South Korea, and Canada.
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