2023-05-10 05:30
Myanmar's crisis overshadows Asean summit in Indonesia
An Indonesian Special Air Force personnel guards at the Komodo International airport, ahead of the Asean Summit held in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, May 9, 2023. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia — Southeast Asian leaders gathering in Indonesia on Wednesday will wrangle over how to resolve the crisis in Myanmar as patience in the Asean bloc wears thin over escalating violence in the military-ruled country. The summit comes just days after unidentified assailants shot at a convoy carrying Asean diplomats and aid workers delivering supplies in western Myanmar, raising frustrations over the junta's failure to end violence and ensure safe humanitarian access.

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