Asean unity needed to achieve significant progress in peace plan for Myanmar, says Jokowi

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LABUAN BAJO – Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Thursday called for “unity in Asean to chart our way forward” in resolving the crisis in military-controlled Myanmar, acknowledging that “no significant progress” has been made in the peace plan. Escalating violence in Myanmar has dominated talks at the two-day Asean Summit held in Labuan Bajo, in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province, with Asean leaders condemning Sunday’s attack by unknown assailants on a humanitarian convoy carrying diplomats. Chairing the retreat session on Thursday – the second and final day of the summit – the President said Indonesia continues to make efforts to...