The President of the Philippines has admitted that the ASEAN Five-Point Consensus on resolving the Myanmar crisis has not yet been achieved.
Speaking to reporters, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. emphasized his firm stance on the continued implementation of the ASEAN-led Five-Point Consensus but acknowledged that there has been no success in resolving the Myanmar issue so far.
The Five-Point Consensus, adopted in Brunei, was designed to address the political and humanitarian crisis in Myanmar. However, President Marcos, speaking in Laos today, admitted that efforts to implement the consensus have not yet succeeded.
He also mentioned that discussions are ongoing about a new strategy to ensure the Five-Point Consensus moves forward, though he did not provide specific details.
In addition to the failure of the consensus, there has been no improvement in the human rights situation in Myanmar. As a result, ASEAN has maintained its policy of allowing only non-political representatives to attend its meetings.
For the first time in three years, Myanmar's Military Council sent a Permanent Secretary from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to represent the country at the ASEAN meeting in Laos. The National Unity Government (NUG) has objected to the participation of an official from the Military Council at the summit.
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