IANS | 16 Apr, 2021
Leaders of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) are
expected to meet in the Indonesian capital Jakarta next week to discuss
the political crisis in Myanmar following the February 1 military coup,
an official source said on Friday.
Indonesian President Joko
Widodo called for a summit of the 10-member Asean bloc last month, after
hundreds were killed in a military crackdown on anti-coup protesters in
Myanmar, reports dpa news agency.
The summit is to be held in person in Jakarta on April 24, said the source close to the Indonesian President.
"All the 10 countries are expected to be represented," the source added.
More
than 700 people have been killed by Myanmar's security forces since
protests broke out after the coup that deposed former de facto leader
Aung San Su Kyi's civilian government, according to the Assistance
Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), a Myanmar human rights group
based in Thailand.