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India, Japan Call For End Of Violence In Myanmar

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OB Bureau

New Delhi: Expressing concerns over Myanmar’s situation, India and Japan jointly called for an immediate cessation of violence across Myanmar and a return to the path of democracy.

PM Narendra Modi and Japan Prime Minister Kishida Fumio reiterated their stance on Myanmar and called for the release of all political detainees via a joint press statement on Saturday.

“They reaffirmed their support for ASEAN efforts to seek a solution in Myanmar and welcomed Cambodia’s active engagement as ASEAN chair to break the deadlock. They called on Myanmar to urgently implement ASEAN’s Five-Point Consensus,” the Joint statement was quoted as saying by ANI.

Both Prime Ministers pledged support to the efforts of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) in breaking the ongoing political deadlock between the civilian representatives and the military junta in Myanmar.

“They reaffirmed their support for ASEAN efforts to seek a solution in Myanmar and welcomed Cambodia’s active engagement as ASEAN chair to break the deadlock. They called on Myanmar to urgently implement ASEAN’s Five-Point Consensus,” the statement said.

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