Myanmar approves appointment of ASEAN special envoy

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (right) meets with Brunei's Second Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Haji Erywan in Bangkok, Thailand, Aug 1, 2019. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

YANGON – Myanmar approved the appointment of Brunei's Second Minister of Foreign Affairs Haji Erywan as a special envoy of ASEAN to Myanmar on Wednesday, according to a release of the State Administration Council.

The appointment was contained in a joint communique of the 54th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' meeting which was released on Wednesday.

According to the five-point consensus, the special envoy to Myanmar will be tasked to facilitate mediation of the dialogue process among all parties concerned

The appointment of a special envoy of ASEAN to Myanmar is one point of the five-point consensus reached at the ASEAN leaders' meeting in late April.

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According to the consensus, the special envoy will be tasked to facilitate mediation of the dialogue process among all parties concerned.

Chair of the State Administration Council Sen-Gen Min Aung Hlaing said in his recent public message that Myanmar is ready to work with ASEAN within the ASEAN framework, including the dialogue with the ASEAN Special Envoy to Myanmar.

Myanmar on Sunday formed a Republic of the Union of Myanmar Caretaker Government led by Commander-in-chief of Defence Services Sen-Gen Min Aung Hlaing as state prime minister and Vice Sen-Gen Soe Win as deputy prime Minister.

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Since Feb 1, the state power has been held by Sen-Gen Min Aung Hlaing after the declaration of the state of emergency in the country.