Beijing has appointed a host of emissaries to take on specific tasks, from ethnic conflicts to climate change. Source link
Read More »Asean envoy appeals to Myanmar junta to spare Suu Kyi prison
Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn urged military rulers not to hold deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi who has been put in solitary confinement, he says she plays a ‘critical role in your country’s return to normalcy’. Source link
Read More »Asean’s Myanmar envoy should be a ‘full-time’ job, Malaysia’s top diplomat says
Saifuddin Abdullah said Asean needed to find new ways to de-escalate Myanmar’s violence or risk the junta writing off the bloc’s resolve to take firm action. Source link
Read More »To counter China, US names Joseph Yun as envoy to lead Pacific Island talks
The United States on Tuesday named former senior diplomat Joseph Yun to lead languishing talks with three tiny but strategically important Pacific Island countries, a signal that countering China remains a US priority despite Russia’s war in Ukraine.The State Department confirmed the appointment of Yun, who served as US special …
Read More »Asean special envoy to make first Myanmar trip
Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Prak Sokhonn will make his first visit as Asean special envoy to Myanmar from Monday, as the 10-nation group tries to address the crisis in the military-controlled Southeast Asian country.The three-day trip will lay the groundwork for a peace process that its ruling junta has been …
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