Myanmar civil society wants people-led solution to crisis

Two hundred and sixty civil society organizations in Burma called on ASEAN to “move beyond” its 5PC on Monday. The civil society groups would rather it establish a people-centred solution to the crisis since the 2021 military coup than continue attempting to negotiate with the regime.

“ASEAN has severely undermined the people’s efforts for a sustainable peace, ultimately resulting in a complete lack of trust from the Myanmar people. ASEAN must immediately move beyond the 5PC, end all engagements with the military junta, and unequivocally denounce the junta’s plans for a sham election,” said Bo Bo, the executive director of Generation Wave – one of the 260 civil society groups.

ASEAN Foreign Ministers will meet this Friday in Bangkok, Thailand for “informal talks” on how to find a “Myanmar-owned, Myanmar-led solution [to the crisis]” according to the Laos ASEAN Department, whose director general made this comment at a forum in Vientiane, on Nov. 25. The 5PC calls for an immediate end to violence in the country, dialogue among all parties, and the release of all political prisoners, including detained State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint.

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