Asian countries demand an end to violence Myanmar | Abroad

“We cannot afford to watch our brother nation Myanmar be destabilized by a select group who put their own interests first,” said Yassin. He and the Indonesian president want to discuss the violence quickly with member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Myanmar is also a member of it.

In the region, it is not self-evident that countries hold each other accountable for their internal problems, but it is now happening. Western countries have also strongly condemned last month’s coup and the violence that followed.

The army seized power last month and arrested Head of Government Aung San Suu Kyi. Citizens have since taken to the streets en masse to demand the restoration of democracy. The armed forces are retaliating hard. Also in the night from Friday to Saturday, according to media in the country, two more people were shot dead by soldiers. This brings the death toll since the coup of February 1 to 237, according to a local organization that stands up for political prisoners.

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