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ASEAN and Global Powers Denounce Myanmar Violence, Defer Elections

Ministers in Kuala Lumpur urged all parties to cease attacks on civilians, focusing instead on implementing the 2021 five-point consensus before elections.

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Indonesian Minister for Foreign Affairs Sugiono, Lao Minister of Foreign Affairs Thongsavanh Phomvihane, Singaporean Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan, Thailand's Minister of Foreign Affairs Maris Sangiampongsa, Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son, Malaysian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamad Hasan, Bruneian Second Minister of Foreign Affairs Erywan Mohd. Yusof, Filipino Secretary of Foreign Affairs Theresa P. Lazaro, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn, Myanmar's Director-General for International Organizations and Economic Development Kyaw Nyun Oo, Timor-Leste Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Bendito dos Santos Freitas and Secretary General of the ASEAN Kao Kim Hourn join hands for a group photo during the 58th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' meeting and related meetings at the Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 9, 2025. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain
Myanmar's Acting Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kyaw Nyun Oo attends the ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference with Britain at the 58th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers’ Meetings in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 11 July 2025. FAZRY ISMAIL/Pool via REUTERS
Malaysia's Foreign Affairs Minister Mohamad Hasan takes part in a press briefing during the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' meeting and related meetings at the Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur on July 11, 2025. MANDEL NGAN/Pool via REUTERS

Overview

  • ASEAN foreign ministers joined diplomats from the US, China and Russia on July 11 to issue a draft statement condemning continued violence against civilians in Myanmar.
  • The draft chairman’s statement calls for an immediate halt to indiscriminate attacks, urging all sides to exercise utmost restraint and protect civilian infrastructure.
  • Ministers affirmed that elections are not part of the five-point consensus and stressed that a genuine ceasefire and inclusive dialogue must come first.
  • Since 2022, ASEAN has barred senior junta leaders from its key meetings for failing to honour the peace plan, leaving Myanmar’s foreign ministry officials as its representatives.
  • More than 6,600 people have been killed and millions displaced since the 2021 coup, highlighting the deepening humanitarian crisis in Myanmar.