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ASEAN tells Myanmar military rulers peace should be priority, not election

Southeast Asian foreign ministers gather on the island of Langkawi for the ASEAN summit [Azneal Ishak/Pool via AFP]

Southeast Asian nations have told Myanmar’s military government its plan to hold an election amid an escalating civil war should not be its priority, urging it to start dialogue and end hostilities immediately.

The foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Sunday called on the warring sides in member nation Myanmar to stop the fighting and told its representative to allow unhindered humanitarian access, host Malaysia’s foreign minister said.

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