{"id":5560,"date":"2023-02-11T14:04:35","date_gmt":"2023-02-11T07:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mofa-stg.nugfederalgov.com\/?p=5560"},"modified":"2023-03-21T22:18:14","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T15:48:14","slug":"statement-13-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mofa.nugmyanmar.org\/my\/statement-13-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement 13\/2022"},"content":{"rendered":"
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After Special Envoy Prak Sokhonn\u2019s second visit to Myanmar, it is clear that the military junta is intent on making a mockery of ASEAN.<\/p>

Despite his earnest efforts \u2013 and with five months now left on his term \u2013 Special Envoy Sokhonn was again handed empty assurances. This follows a firmly established pattern in which the junta rebuffs each ASEAN entreaty and frustrates all efforts to implement the Five-Point Consensus.<\/p>

ASEAN Chair Hun Sen received this treatment when he visited Myanmar straight after assuming the role of ASEAN chair. Later he publicly called on the junta to release Sean Turnell and to drop its plans to execute political prisoners. On both occasions, his initiatives were rebuffed. And Special Envoy Sokhonn, having repeatedly requested to meet with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, was forced to watch the junta transfer the State Counsellor to solitary confinement in prison immediately before his visit.<\/p>

Each added insult diminishes ASEAN\u2019s political capital, and with it the influence of its nations\u2019 leaders while the generals of the Myanmar junta watch on.<\/p>

\u201cHow many indignities can ASEAN leaders tolerate from an aspiring tyrant before correcting course?\u201d asked Daw Zin Mar Aung, Myanmar\u2019s Minister of Foreign Affairs, while welcoming the Special Envoy\u2019s continuing efforts.<\/p>

\u201cMalaysia\u2019s Foreign Minister Dato\u2019 Sri Saifuddin Abdullah has rightly called on ASEAN to move from a policy of non-interference to one of non-indifference on Myanmar. This applies equally to ASEAN\u2019s own reputation,\u201d Minister Aung continued.<\/p>

\u201cUnable to address an escalating threat to peace and security in its own backyard, ASEAN\u2019s inaction must force the UN Security Council\u2019s hand. When it comes to the military junta, ASEAN knows what it must do. It must cut the head off the snake.\u201d

At the same time, ASEAN has a dedicated partner in the National Unity Government, the legitimate representative of the Myanmar people. The NUG remains committed to working with ASEAN Members inside Myanmar and through ASEAN forums to solve the multiple junta-induced crises wreaking havoc on the region.<\/p>

\u201cRecognising and partnering with the NUG is not only a moral imperative, but it is also a politically astute move. It is in ASEAN\u2019s own best interests,\u201d added the Foreign Minister. \u201cWe continue to extend our full cooperation to Special Envoy Sokhonn.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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STATEMENTS Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the National Unity Government Republic of the Union of Myanmar National Unity Government Ministry of Foreign Affairs Statement (13\/2022) Statement on the visit of the ASEAN Special Envoy to Myanmar 8 July 2022 After Special Envoy Prak Sokhonn\u2019s second visit to Myanmar, it is clear that the military junta […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[144],"tags":[150,146],"class_list":["post-5560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-statements","tag-asean","tag-statement"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mofa.nugmyanmar.org\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5560","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mofa.nugmyanmar.org\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mofa.nugmyanmar.org\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mofa.nugmyanmar.org\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mofa.nugmyanmar.org\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5560"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/mofa.nugmyanmar.org\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5560\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6039,"href":"https:\/\/mofa.nugmyanmar.org\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5560\/revisions\/6039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mofa.nugmyanmar.org\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mofa.nugmyanmar.org\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mofa.nugmyanmar.org\/my\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}