Slow progress of Asean peace plan for Myanmar criticized
Asean, under the rotating chair of Cambodia this year, has refrained from making any comments regarding ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Asean must step up pressure on Myanmar junta: UN expert
He also said the five-point consensus, hammered out at a meeting in Jakarta in April 2021, is "meaningless if it sits on a piece of paper".
PM Shehbaz assures Afghan counterpart of Pakistan’s ‘continued assistance’ in wake of deadly quake
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Foreign affairs chief says Philippines-China oil and gas talks ‘terminated completely’
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