ASEAN Summit refused to invite Myanmar military leaders to attend, Myanmar: US European intervention

Original title: ASEAN Summit refused to invite Myanmar military leaders to attend, Myanmar: US European intervention
(Observer News) according to foreign media reports recently, the foreign ministers of Southeast Asian countries have decided to lower the rating of Myanmar's participation in the ASEAN Summit and will invite a non political representative to participate in the summit instead of Min Aung Lai, leader of the Myanmar military government. In this regard, the Myanmar military government said on the 16th that it was extremely disappointed. ASEAN's decision was also interpreted as min Aung Lai's most severe condemnation since the military takeover of Myanmar on February 1.
Screenshot of CNN report
According to CNN, BBC and other media reports on October 16, Brunei, the current chairman of ASEAN, said in a statement that the emergency meeting of the association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) held on October 15 decided to exclude min anglai from the ASEAN summit from October 26 to 28.
The statement pointed out that Myanmar's non political figures will be invited to attend the summit after no consensus is reached on the attendance of political representatives.
The statement also accused the Burmese military of not doing enough to end the unrest in Myanmar: the Burmese military leaders refused to fulfill their commitments of dialogue and demotion, and ASEAN representatives were prohibited from meeting with the deposed and imprisoned Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
In this regard, the Foreign Ministry of the Myanmar military government said that it was very disappointed and strongly opposed to min Aung Lai's exclusion from the summit. "The discussion and decision on Myanmar's representation were carried out without consensus, contrary to the objectives of ASEAN".
Screenshot of Jakarta Post report
According to the Jakarta Post reported on the 17th, a spokesman for the Myanmar military government pointed out that it was the representatives of the United States and the European Union who put pressure on other leaders of the association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) that led to the exclusion of its military leaders from the ASEAN summit.
Indeed, ASEAN is facing great international pressure to take a tougher stance on Myanmar. CNN reported on the 16th that ASEAN has been criticized for its inefficiency in dealing with "leaders accused of violating human rights, subverting democracy and intimidating political opponents".
A U.S. State Department official said it was "entirely appropriate and in fact entirely reasonable" for ASEAN to reduce Myanmar's participation in the upcoming summit.
Singapore urges erywan Yusof, special envoy of Myanmar and ASEAN and second foreign minister of Brunei Cooperation. So far, the plan of ariwan's visit to Myanmar has been postponed for several weeks. Because ariwan hopes to meet with all parties in Myanmar, including the deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi, but these requests have not been allowed by the Myanmar military government. The spokesman of the Myanmar military government said earlier that ariwan is welcome to visit, but will not be allowed to meet with Aung San Suu Kyi because she is accused Charged with a crime.

After the military coup in August, general min Aung Lai declared himself Prime Minister of Myanmar. Picture from BBC
The BBC reported that ASEAN agreed to invite Myanmar's non political representatives instead of general min Aung Lai. This is an unprecedented move for a group of 10 member states. According to past practice, the group will avoid interfering in the affairs of its member states.
The Malaysian foreign minister said that the alternate representatives to attend the summit will be decided by the Myanmar caretaker government, which means that "we have never thought of removing Myanmar from ASEAN, and we believe that Myanmar has (and we) the same rights".
Some ASEAN countries suggested giving Myanmar room to resume its internal affairs and return to normal development.
It is reported that the refusal to invite min anglai to attend the ASEAN summit is undoubtedly a question by the international community about the "necessity of Myanmar's military government seizing power".
In February, min Aung Lai led a coup against the democratically elected civilian government, accusing the leader Aung San Suu Kyi of suspected election violations and detaining her. In August, min Aung Lai declared himself the Prime Minister of the newly established caretaker government. In his speech to the whole country on August 1, he reiterated his commitment to holding elections by 2023 and said that his government was ready to cooperate with the future regional cooperation on Myanmar Make cooperation.
According to United Nations statistics, Myanmar security forces have killed more than 1000 civilians and thousands more have been arrested. In this regard, the Myanmar military government denies that the death toll has been exaggerated.