Southeast Asian foreign ministers renewed calls Tuesday for a durable solution of the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar, and affirmed the need to enhance trust to resolve disputes in the South China Sea. "ASEAN is fully committed to assist the Myanmar government in humanitarian response but ultimately, what we need is a long-term political solution," he said. The Muslim Rohingya minority has been fleeing persecution in Buddhist-majority Myanmar for decades. "The situation in the South China Sea is calmer now. ASEAN was set up in 1967 as an anti-communist bulwark but attention has shifted in the last two decades toward greater economic integration.

Source: ABC News February 06, 2018 04:30 UTC