THE first coordination meeting of the ASEAN Affairs Committee, presided over by U Tin Maung Swe, Chairman of the Committee and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs, was held yesterday at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs inNay Pyi Taw.
The meeting was attended by Vice-Chairman of the Committee and Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs U Naing Min Kyaw, along with members and representatives from the Ministry of the Office of the President, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Information and Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement.
In his opening remarks, the Union minister stated that in addition to the existing channels of engagement with ASEAN, Myanmar will cooperate with ASEAN through the Committee. He highlighted that despite facing discriminatory treatment towards Myanmar since 2021, Myanmar, as a responsible ASEAN Member State, has implemented the ASEAN Five-Point Statement to the fullest extent possible in line with the Five-Point Roadmap laid down by the then State Administration Council, without compromising its sovereignty and national interests. He added that engagement with ASEAN is being pursued bilaterally with individual member states. Subsequently, the Vice-Chairman of the Committee and the deputy minister for Foreign Affairs underscored the progress achieved under the ASEAN Five-Point Statement in line with the Government’s Roadmap.
During the Meeting, members of the Committee discussed and exchanged views on a Myanmar-owned and Myanmar-led process in restoring Myanmar’s original role and rights within ASEAN, building on the existing bilateral relations between Myanmar and ASEAN Member States.
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