Malaysia hopes Myanmar will accept ASEAN help at meeting
Leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), of which Myanmar is a member, are scheduled to meet in Jakarta on Saturday
A man holds a National League for Democracy (NLD) flag during a protest against the military coup, in Yangon, Myanmar March 27, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
Malaysia's foreign minister on Tuesday said he hoped Myanmar would accept representatives from Southeast Asian countries to observe and help the crisis-hit country return to normalcy.
"We hope that with the coming discussions in Jakarta, Myanmar will agree to accept representatives from the ASEAN chair Brunei or the ASEAN secretariat in Jakarta to observe and help Myanmar return to normalcy," Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein told reporters, according to a video posted on his Twitter account.
Leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), of which Myanmar is a member, are scheduled to meet in Jakarta on Saturday. Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin will attend the meeting, Hishammuddin added.
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