Malaysia calls on ASEAN for 'strong measures' on Myanmar

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JAKARTA, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Malaysia called on its Southeast Asian partners on Monday to impose “strong” measures against Myanmar’s ruling generals, saying “obstacles” they created had blocked a peace plan for the strife-torn country.

The unusually blunt message from Malaysia came as top Southeast Asian diplomats met to review their regional bloc’s stalled peace plan for Myanmar, with frustration growing with the military’s failure to end violence more than two years after it seized power in a coup.

“Malaysia and other member countries gave their views that we cannot allow this to continue without strong and effective measures imposed on the junta,” Malaysian foreign minister Zambry Abdul Kadir told reporters after the talks in the Indonesian capital.

Myanmar is a member of ASEAN though its military rulers have been excluded from top bloc meetings since they ousted an elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi in 2021, triggering violent opposition to their rule.

The early 2021 coup ended a decade of tentative reform, including two elections won by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Suu Kyi, and set back hopes in ASEAN and beyond that Myanmar was moving towards civilian government, political stability and economic growth.

“We are living in a difficult time with great uncertainties, geopolitical rivalry between major powers is tightening, causing constant changes in regional and global economy and trade, and putting greater pressure on peace, security and prosperity for ASEAN as a whole,” Hun Manet said.

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