Indonesia calls on Myanmar to approve the appointment of an ASEAN envoy
Key Highlights: Retno Marsudi of Indonesia says “no significant progress” in executing its five-point plan to end the instability in Myanmar. Indonesia hopes that Myanmar would ratify ASEAN’s request for the appointment of a Special ASEAN Envoy as soon as possible. Myanmar has demonstrated little inclination to accept ASEAN’s five-point plan. No Progress in Five-point plan On Aug 2, Indonesia’s foreign minister asked Myanmar to accept the appointment of an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) special envoy, saying little progress had been achieved on a proposal to facilitate negotiations between Myanmar’s warring parties. Six months after the military deposed Myanmar’s democratically elected government, ASEAN foreign ministers gathered to name the ambassador entrusted with putting a stop to violence and fostering dialogue between the junta and its opponents. Retno Marsudi of Indonesia, speaking to the media via video conference, claimed the group had made “n...