Philippines bans Min Aung Hlaing from ASEAN Summit

MGR Online•International•20m ago

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The Philippines has confirmed that Myanmar's military leader remains banned from the 49th ASEAN Summit in Manila.

•The Philippines announced that Min Aung Hlaing is banned from the ASEAN Summit and high-level meetings in Manila from November 15-17.
•Myanmar will instead send the Director General of the ASEAN Department to attend the meetings.
•The ban follows the military coup in 2021 and the failure to comply with the ASEAN Five-Point Consensus.
•International human rights groups and the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights have urged the exclusion of military leaders.

Overview

•The Philippines announced that the leader of the Myanmar military government is banned from the 49th ASEAN Summit and high-level meetings in Manila between November 15-17.
•The Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines stated that Myanmar will send the Director General of the ASEAN Department to the meetings instead of Min Aung Hlaing.
•The ban is based on orders issued after the 2021 military coup and the military government's failure to comply with the April 2021 Five-Point Consensus.
•Khin Ohmar, a Myanmar pro-democracy activist, stated that allowing the military leader to attend would destroy credibility and responsibility toward the people of Myanmar.
•The United Nations reported at least 8,384 civilians killed by government forces since the coup, with over 4 million displaced and nearly 23,000 political prisoners, including Aung San Suu Kyi.
•Tin Myat Swe, the Foreign Minister of Myanmar, claimed during October discussions with Teresa Lazaro that the government is implementing the five-point peace plan.
•Critics warned that bilateral engagement by some ASEAN members—including Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Malaysia—could affect collective ASEAN decisions regarding Myanmar.

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Key Quotes

Khin Ohmar

"ASEAN made the right decision and in accordance with its own principles. We have always called for no member of the military government to be allowed to attend this meeting."

อาเซียนตัดสินใจได้ถูกต้องและสอดคล้องกับหลักการของตนเอง เราเรียกร้องมาตลอดว่าไม่ควรอนุญาตให้สมาชิกของรัฐบาลทหารคนใดเข้าร่วมการประชุมนี้

Khin Ohmar

"This is a huge blow to the military government. I am sure they did not anticipate this decision."

นี่เป็นความเสียหายอย่างใหญ่หลวงต่อรัฐบาลทหาร ฉันมั่นใจว่าพวกเขาไม่ได้คาดการณ์ถึงการตัดสินใจแบบนี้

Key Entities

Place

Philippines(ฟิลิปปินส์)ℹ️

The host country of the 49th ASEAN Summit that has banned the Myanmar military leader from attending.

Manila(มะนิลา)ℹ️

The city in the Philippines where the ASEAN Summit is held from November 15-17.

Naypyidaw(เนปีดอ)ℹ️

The city where discussions between the ASEAN Special Envoy and Myanmar's Foreign Minister took place.

Laos(ลาว)ℹ️