MYANMAR’S shadow government welcomes efforts by Asean chair Indonesia to kickstart peace talks in the strife-torn South-east Asian nation, but is deeply distrustful of the junta that took power in a 2021 coup, a spokesperson said on Wednesday (May 10).
Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) holding a summit in Indonesia have called for an immediate end to hostilities in military-ruled Myanmar, pushing for urgent dialogue and aid delivery.
“The biggest obstacle to peace talks is the military junta,” said Kyaw Zaw, a spokesperson for Myanmar’s shadow administration, known as the National Unity Government.
Kyaw Zaw said the junta was trying to mislead the international community, pointing to its failure to implement a five-point peace “consensus” agreed by its top general with Asean months after the coup sparked widespread unrest.
“The junta never keeps its promises,” Kyaw Zaw added.
A junta spokesperson did not answer telephone calls to seek comment.
Source: Business Times
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