At the first in-person meeting with their Myanmar counterpart since 2021, the foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations reiterated their support for advancing the five-point consensus to resolve the situation in the country.
The informal meeting on Sunday, hosted by Thailand in Bangkok, was chaired by Maria Theresa Lazaro, ASEAN's special envoy to Myanmar and foreign affairs secretary of the Philippines, this year's ASEAN chair.
"The ASEAN foreign ministers underscored the five-point consensus as the main reference in addressing the situation in the country, particularly in promoting concrete and measurable progress in the five-point consensus implementation", according to a statement issued by the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday.
Myanmar Minister for Foreign Affairs Tin Maung Swe also briefed on the latest developments in the country, including the government's efforts to implement the action points relevant to the five-point consensus, the government's 100-day peace plan, and measures to address transnational crimes, among others, the statement said.
ASEAN proposed the five-point consensus peace plan in April 2021 after the Myanmar military took control of the country in February that year.
