As Myanmar is witnessing clashes between its safety forces and the armed resistance teams, Overseas Secretary Vikram Misri visited Bangkok for casual consultations with Myanmar’s neighbours on the scenario within the nation.
Two days of conferences on Myanmar’s violent political disaster befell this Thursday and Friday within the Thai capital Bangkok, the newest in an extended collection of regional talks which have made no headway in restoring peace to the war-torn Southeast Asian nation.
Thursday’s discussions had been attended by international ministers and high-level representatives from Myanmar and its neighbours, Laos, China, India, Bangladesh and host Thailand.
Confirming that Misri visited Bangkok for the casual consultations, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs’ official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal mentioned on Friday, “Our place on Myanmar has been constant. We name for cessation of violence and a peaceable decision of the ethnic subject by the institution of a real federal democracy. This course of needs to be Myanmar-led and Myanmar-owned and will consider the views of all stakeholders to make sure an inclusive peace and return to stability in Myanmar. The land boundary neighbours of Myanmar have a specific set of issues as nicely.”
Myanmar has been wracked by violence since its military in February 2021 ousted the elected authorities of Aung San Suu Kyi and violently repressed peaceable pro-democracy protests, resulting in the institution of an armed resistance motion. The army authorities has used harsh ways, together with air strikes, to suppress its opponents, however the conflict has solely turn into fiercer, particularly previously 12 months.
The six nations attending Thursday’s assembly “agreed that direct engagement with Myanmar is crucial and vital,” mentioned Thailand’s Overseas minister Maris Sangiampongsa. “They see the worth of assembly repeatedly. They usually share the identical understanding, extra so than different nations, as a result of they’re direct neighbours immediately impacted by the scenario in Myanmar.”
Thai officers mentioned Thursday’s talks “had been held in a pleasant and cordial ambiance, with a frank and constructive trade of views, in areas associated to frame safety and combating transnational crime, significantly illicit medication and on-line scams”.
They mentioned Myanmar Overseas Minister Than Swe knowledgeable them concerning the army authorities’s political roadmap, centered on elections deliberate for subsequent 12 months.
China’s vice international minister Solar Weidong mentioned throughout the assembly that each one events ought to assist Myanmar in advancing its peace and reconciliation course of, the Chinese language international ministry mentioned on Friday.
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