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Asean 'disappointed' with Myanmar junta's peace commitment

FILE PHOTO: Soldiers stand next to military vehicles as people gather to protest against the military coup, in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb 15, 2021. (Reuters)

JAKARTA: Myanmar's ruling military has made no significant progress in implementing a Southeast Asian peace roadmap or given any feedback on the work of a regional envoy in the country, Indonesia's foreign minister said on Monday.

Most foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) at a meeting expressed disappointment at Myanmar, and would need to relay that message to their country's leaders, Retno Marsudi told a news conference.

She said Asean had offered to help stop the situation from worsening in Myanmar, which has been rocked by months of turmoil since a Feb 1 coup, but its envoy had cited challenges with access to all parties in the country. 

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