JAKARTA: A summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) had prepared for Myanmar to have a representative at its virtual summit on Tuesday, but its junta opted not to have one attend, Indonesia's foreign minister said.
"Myanmar has been invited on a non-political level, but until the summit, Myanmar did not deliver its representative ... The screen was prepared. Myanmar is an Asean member," Retno Marsudi said.
The situation in military-ruled Myanmar is a test of the ability of Asean to solve problems within its own region, Prime Minister Prayut Chan o-cha told the summit.
Asean's constructive role with Myanmar is of paramount importance and will have bearing on the bloc's international credibility, Gen Prayut said, according to his office
