Myanmar's junta to 'positively' consider ASEAN suggestion on ending crisis

Reuters

Published Apr 27, 2021 12:26AM ET

(Reuters) - Myanmar's junta will give "careful consideration to constructive suggestions" from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on ways to resolve violent turmoil triggered by a Feb. 1 coup, the junta said.

"The suggestions would be positively considered if it ... serves the interests of the country and was based on purposes and principles enshrined in" ASEAN, it said in a statement published on Tuesday.