A protest in Yangon, Myanmar, on March 3, 2021. (Photo: AFP/VNA)Addressing a meeting of the UN General Assembly on the Myanmar issue on June13, the representative affirmed that the current top priority isensuring safety and security for all people in Myanmar, and urged all parties in thecountry to end violence and ensure humanitarian access andhealth care along with vaccines against COVID-19.
She called on the State Administration Council (SAC)of Myanmar to continue cooperation with ASEAN in fullyimplementing ASEAN’s Five-PointConsensus and to conduct dialogues among all stakeholders to seek peaceful and comprehensivesolutions in accordance with the will and aspirations of Myanmar people.
Thoa stressed that the international community needs to help parties in Myanmarconduct dialogue and reconciliation, thus facilitating the democratictransition on the basis of respect for sovereignty and independence, territorialintegrity and unity of Myanmar.
The diplomat also spoke highly of efforts made by the ASEAN Chair and the ASEANSpecial Envoy on Myanmar, and applauded the close coordination between the UN andASEAN in ensuring humanitarian assistance in the country.
She called on the international community to continue supporting ASEAN in promoting its central and leading role in helping Myanmar promote apeaceful solution.
Regarding the situation in Rakhine state, the Vietnamese representative reiterated the need for all parties to make efforts to address root causes of the crisis.
During the meeting, UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy on Myanmar Noeleen Heyzer reported on current difficultiesand challenges in the country, and highlighted the important role of ASEAN inde-escalating the crisis and promoting the implementation of the Five-PointConsensus. Shealso proposed specific measures to solve the problem in Rakhine State.
Participants all highly valued ASEAN's role in promoting a peaceful solution inMyanmar, and emphasised the importance of immediately and fully implementingthe consensus.
At a meeting in Indonesia in April 2021, ASEAN leadersreached consensus on five points on Myanmar situation: ending violence,conducting constructive dialogue among all parties, appointing a special envoy of ASEAN to facilitate the dialogue, providing humanitarian assistance forMyanmar’s people through the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for HumanitarianAssistance, and sending the special envoy to Myanmar to meet all the sides involved./.
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