ASEAN Withholds Consensus on Myanmar Election Recognition, Signals Conditional Re-Engagement
ASEAN foreign ministers have not reached consensus to recognize Myanmar’s recent election results, according to Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro, while indicating openness to engage a new quasi-civilian government expected in March. The bloc appears to be pursuing calibrated engagement tied to benchmarks to advance the April 2021 Five-Point Consensus amid ongoing conflict and limited compliance to date.