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On day 2, in central Yangon, Myanmar, protesters hold up shields and shout slogans to overthrow the army. Yangon = EPA Yonhap News
Following the outbreak of the Myanmar coup, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN and ASEAN), which had been consistent with a lukewarm attitude, finally initiated arbitration. They shared a sense of crisis that diplomatic investigations such as the ‘expression of regret’ cannot prevent bloodshed tragedies, but it is not yet known whether they will become the savior of the resolution of the situation. Since each member country has different interests in the “general elections”, the cause of the military coup, there is a possibility that it will end up with arbitration empty-handed. Myanmar’s army, which first appeared on the international stage, also showed acceptance of criticism from ASEAN, but there is a lot of criticism that it is only a diplomatic gesture because it does not collect shots towards citizens.
ASEAN held a private meeting of foreign ministers on the afternoon of the 2nd and held a free debate on the situation in Myanmar after the coup. The foreign ministers of the nine countries gave the Myanmar military delegation an opportunity to speak. However, the delegation repeatedly produced the re-election card, which the democratic forces vehemently rejected, saying: “We are taking steps to correct the negative election.” He said he bowed his head to signal the bloody crackdown, saying, “I will do the minimum.” In fact, just before the meeting, the military announced a directive for anti-riot troops to “do not fire live ammunition” through state broadcasting. He clarified his intention that he could not give up the ultimate goal of re-election while downgrading himself.
ASEAN Foreign Ministers argued for a long time, but could not get a joint position on this day. Southeast Asian diplomats believe it will take a considerable amount of time to reach a final agreement with ASEAN’s key ancestor, which adheres to the “principle of non-interference in internal affairs.” A bigger obstacle is that each member state has different interests with the Myanmar military. Until recently, the Thai government, which maintains friendly relations with the military, opposed ASEAN intervention, saying: “The Myanmar outbreak is a domestic political problem.” Cambodia is in a similar position to Thailand, and Vietnam is reluctant to even talk about the coup itself.
However, Singapore and Indonesia continue to criticize and control the Myanmar military. Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrushinan criticized the previous day, saying: “The armed response from the military is shocking.” The Indonesian government also demanded that the military refrain from using force in an official statement the same day. A diplomatic source predicted that “more than half of the ASEAN member states have not even decided on the level of response to the Yeo Myanmar crisis,” and predicted that it would be difficult to make a single voice considering the characteristics of ASEAN. they put more emphasis. on economic alliances.
On the 2nd, a soldier sent to the Sanchaung area of Yangon, Myanmar, targeted the protesters. SNS Capture
The citizens of Myanmar do not lean on ASEAN either. This is because the local coalition that tolerated Thailand’s 2014 coup did not believe it would suddenly change its attitude. On that day, funerals for citizens who died during the protests on 28 last month were held one after another in Yangon and other parts of the country. Minorities in the northwest, who complained against the military tyranny, also joined in earnest in the anti-military protests. However, it is known that three citizens were seriously injured by targeted fire from the military force on this day, despite the announcement of the ban on the use of live ammunition. It was a blindfold and a young man, revealing the duality of the armed forces.
Hanoi = Jaeho jeong Correspondent [email protected]
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