By The Straits Times | Created at 2025-01-19 07:05:37 | Updated at 2025-01-19 10:17:40
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LANGKAWI, Malaysia - Myanmar’s military government was on Jan 19 told by Asean foreign ministers to prioritise an end to the fighting in its country over the holding of an election this year, the bloc’s chair Malaysia said.
“We told them the election is not a priority but the end of hostilities,” Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan told a press conference after a retreat by top diplomats of the Association of South-east Asian Nations.
Malaysia has also appointed diplomat Othman Hashim as the Asean’s special envoy on the crisis in army-ruled Myanmar, Mr Hasan said.
Mr Othman is the former secretary general of Malaysia’s foreign ministry and was selected by Malaysia to try to implement Asean’s peace plan in Myanmar, where a civil war is intensifying. REUTERS
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