Asean, Myanmar

Asean to Myanmar: Prioritize ceasefire over elections
Southeast Asian foreign ministers told Myanmar's military government to prioritize a ceasefire in its civil war over fresh elections during a meeting in Malaysia on Sunday. Myanmar's armed forces seized power in February 2021 on unsubstantiated claims of massive electoral fraud in 2020 polls won resoundingly by the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy.
‘Stop the violence’: ASEAN tells Myanmar to prioritise peace over holding elections, says bloc chair Malaysia
Malaysia has appointed a new ASEAN special envoy to Myanmar to try and implement the regional bloc’s stalled peace plan for the war-torn country.
ASEAN Tells Myanmar to Prioritize Ceasefire Over Elections
The regional bloc told a junta representative at a meeting that a poll is “not a priority at the moment," Malaysia’s foreign minister said.
ASEAN Tells Myanmar Junta Peace, Not Election, Is Priority
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations called on the warring sides in member nation Myanmar to stop the fighting and told the junta's representative to allow unhindered humanitarian access, said Malaysia's foreign minister as the country takes over chairing ASEAN this year.
ASEAN Urges Myanmar To Prioritize Peace Over Elections - TaiwanPlus News
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is urging the military government of Myanmar to pursue peace before holding elections. The country has been gripped by civil war since 2021.
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