Asean diplomats assure Dhaka of raising Myanmar border actions at UN General Assembly
Asean diplomats also said they were frustrated that there was no progress on the five-point consensus reached at a meeting early last year.
Asean diplomats also said they were frustrated that there was no progress on the five-point consensus reached at a meeting early last year.
The minister said the prime minister and the foreign ministry will soon take a decision on the matter.
Analysts say Russian support, beyond burnishing the Myanmar junta's legitimacy, could also ease its financial struggles.
The visit comes when both governments face diplomatic isolation – Moscow, for its military intervention in Ukraine, and Naypyidaw, for a military coup last year.
Border Guard Bangladesh stepped up its vigilance along Bangladesh-Myanmar border after two Myanmar mortar shells landed on the Bangladesh side.
The statements came on the fifth anniversary of the Rohingya influx into Bangladesh, where around 7,50,000 Rohingyas fled a brutal military crackdown in 2017.
The paper says the international community has to put effective pressure on Myanmar so that it changes its Rohingya strategy.
The paper says Asean has to issue another strong stance against Gen. Hlaing's uncivilised act of terror.
Observers have noted that the choice of words in the communiqué to address Myanmar’s military junta is a way of delegitimizing its leadership.
Asean foreign ministers reiterated their commitment to peace and stability in the region and they are ready to help Myanmar return to normalcy in a positive, peaceful, and…