Thailand open to revising Asean’s approach on Myanmar peace

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Thai foreign ministry spokesman Nikorndej Balankura says Thailand remains flexible in its approach to the Myanmar peace process.   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/01/19/thailand-open-to-revising-aseans-approach-on-myanmar-peace/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #NikorndejBalankura #Thailand #ASEAN

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00:00You touched on Myanmar and the idea of lasting peace, rather the ideal of lasting peace.

00:06What do you see as being necessary steps to be taken by the ASEAN countries to get to

00:14that ideal of lasting peace?

00:17Thailand has always insisted that we would support the five-point consensus.

00:25It has always been Thailand's stance that to achieve that goal, there can be many ways.

00:31And we believe that there's no one-size-fits-all.

00:37As long as we can come to peaceful and unified Myanmar through a Myanmar-led, Myanmar-owned

00:44solution, Thailand is willing to help every ASEAN chair thus far.

00:52This is what Thai Foreign Ministry spokesman Nikontet Balangkun had to say about the stalled

00:58peace process in Myanmar.

01:00Balangkun added that ASEAN members have observed limited progress with the five-point consensus

01:06on Myanmar, aiding to reconsideration of strategies.

01:11Of course, we realise that the SAC would be the main player that we have to talk to.

01:19However, we think that it might be fruitful to have a more open dialogue with all parties

01:26concerned in Myanmar.

01:29ASEAN's five-point plan, introduced in April 2021 after Myanmar's military coup, aimed

01:35to end violence and facilitate dialogue, but has faced challenges in implementation.

01:41Despite hosting informal ASEAN-related meetings, analysts say key stakeholders like Myanmar's

01:47national unity government and ethnic groups remain sidelined.

01:52In November, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim proposed that ASEAN might have to carve out

01:57Myanmar temporarily to prevent hindrance to the group's overall progress, with the Philippines

02:02set to assume the ASEAN chair next year instead of Myanmar.

02:07Hana Khan, FMT News.

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