This paper analyses ASEAN’s role in the ongoing Myanmar crisis and how this impacts the grouping’s relevance not only in the region but globally. [43]The Myanmar crisis was at the top of the agenda during the 2022 ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh. [54] A second official meeting between the special envoy-led ASEAN delegation and the Myanmar military was held in May 2024. [58] This development is believed to have been a result of the closed-door consultations between Laos’s special envoy and the Myanmar junta. There are several factors that contribute to this:Cambodia’s worriesThe political environment in Cambodia was an impediment to how it dealt with the Myanmar crisis.

Source: The Hindu November 13, 2024 07:45 UTC