PH, ASEAN leaders to review Myanmar peace plan at summit

Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are set to review the implementation of the bloc’s Five-Point Consensus on Myanmar during the 49th ASEAN Summit and Related Meetings this weekend, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Friday, Nov. 13.

DFA spokesperson for ASEAN Affairs Dax Imperial said the leaders’ meeting would include discussions on the implementation of the peace plan, with their decision to be reflected in a negotiated document.

Imperial made the statement during a press conference at the International Media Center in Pasay City when asked whether ASEAN would recommend accepting Myanmar’s current leadership back into the regional bloc.

“We have indicated in previous engagements that this summit in particular will deal with the ASEAN leaders’ review and decision on the implementation of the Five-Point Consensus. So definitely, that's part of the agenda of the ASEAN leaders for this summit,” he said.

In 2021, ASEAN restricted Myanmar's participation in its meetings to non-political representatives following the military takeover that year.

Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow was earlier quoted by Agence France-Presse as saying that there is currently a “desire on the part of Myanmar to engage, to return to ASEAN.”

Paraluman News from a report of Philippine News Agency