Southeast Asian leaders urge end of Myanmar violence, inclusive talks

Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, Jr, Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Thailand's Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai, Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Laos Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, and East Timor's Prime Minister Jose Maria de Vasconcelos, known as Taur Matan Ruak, pose during a photo session during opening 42nd ASEAN Summit Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, May 10, 2023. Akbar Nugroho Gumay/Pool via REUTERS

Southeast Asian leaders meeting in Indonesia called on Wednesday for an immediate end to violence in military-ruled Myanmar, in an effort to create a window for dialogue and the delivery of humanitarian aid as fighting intensifies.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit was expected to see wrangling over Myanmar's bloody crisis, with patience wearing thin as its junta demonstrates no intent to pursue a peace plan agreed with the regional bloc after it seized power in a 2021 coup.