Will Myanmar participate in future ASEAN meetings?

The ASEAN Summit was held last week (26-28 Oct.). The organisation faces a number of challenges, like strategic competition in the region between China and the USA and issues in ASEAN’s relationship with Myanmar. A Myanmar representative did not attend the Summit. What does this mean for the future direction of ASEAN?

Beyond the issue with Myanmar Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said, important decisions came out of the ASEAN Summit in areas that are key Indonesia’s future. Source: Image by MFA Russia/Creative Commons.

Dr Muhammad Rum is a lecturer in International Relations from Gajah Mada University.  He explains to Sri Dean the background to Myanmar’s non-attendance and assesses the importance of the decisions that came out of the ASEAN Summit.

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Has ASEAN’s decision to uninvite General Min Aung Hlaing to the ASEAN Summit set a new precedent? Source: Image by 2018 AFP via Getty Images.