Philippines Urges Myanmar to Grant ASEAN Envoy Access to Aung San Suu Kyi
The request follows reports that Suu Kyi was moved to house arrest and that more than 1,500 political prisoners were released or pardoned.
- On Wednesday, the Philippines urged Myanmar to allow diplomatic access to detained Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, following reports she was moved to house arrest.
- Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing ordered Suu Kyi moved to house arrest on April 30, five years after detaining her following the 2021 coup.
- The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs requested the junta grant Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro "brief access" to the 80-year-old leader to fulfill her special envoy role.
- Officials view this potential meeting as a vital "confidence-building" measure, encouraging the junta to show "genuine commitment to national reconciliation" under the Five-Point Consensus.
- Ongoing efforts seek to advance inclusive national dialogue within Myanmar, a country of roughly 50 million where civil war has displaced millions since the 2021 military takeover.
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PH urges Myanmar to give DFA chief ‘access’ to Suu Kyi
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government on Wednesday urged Myanmar to allow diplomatic access to detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi following reports that she had been moved to house arrest and her prison sentence reduced under a broadened amnesty program. The country made the request as this year’s chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and host of the regional bloc’s meetings. The military junta ruling Myanmar…
Philippines urges Myanmar to allow ASEAN envoy access to Aung San Suu Kyi
The Philippines called on Myanmar Wednesday to allow ASEAN's special envoy to meet with detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi, pressing for greater transparency after authorities allowed her to serve the remainder of her sentence under house arrest.
DFA welcomes Aung San Suu Kyi’s house arrest transfer, urges Myanmar transparency
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday, May 6, welcomed reports on the transfer of Aung San Suu Kyi to house arrest and called on Myanmar authorities to allow greater transparency following the move.“We view these developments as vital steps in a sequence of confidence-building measures necessary for long-term national stability in Myanmar,” the DFA said in a statement.The DFA pointed out that the reported transfer of Suu Kyi from …
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