With a lack of stability, Myanmar had difficulty implementing the ASEAN five-point consensus, said Chairman of the State Administration Council and Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing.
He made the remark during a speech marking 18 months of the SAC’s assumption of State responsibilities on August 1.
“In the previous year, Myanmar had to struggle to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic in its second and third waves and lacked stability due to internal violence and terrorism. Consequently, we had difficulty implementing the five-point consensus. With the improving situation this year, we will implement the five-point consensus in order priority within the ASEAN framework,” Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said.
He said the country had to act by reviewing everything in order to prevent any attempt to hamper the internal affairs and the three branches of power—judiciary, legislative and executive.
“As soon as the country gets stable, there will be progress,” he added.
He pointed out that the government was doing its best in accord with the foreign principles in dealing with the international community. He also stressed the need to respect the ASEAN charters as an ASEAN member.
With the political situations in Myanmar in 2020, the five-point consensus was adopted at the ASEAN summit on April 24 in that year. In this context, Myanmar already announced that the consensus would be implemented in ASEAN way, ASEAN practice and ASEAN spirit, he added.
