Myanmar people's wishes must be respected: Indonesian foreign minister
23 February, 2021
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said on Tuesday (Feb 23) that Myanmar's changeover to democracy following this month's coup should follow the desires of its people.
Her remarks came after anger from anti-coup protesters to a Reuters report that Indonesia is normally pushing an idea for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to send monitors to guarantee the junta holds fair elections since it has promised.
Protesters like the elected authorities to end up being restored immediately. Some known as on social mass media for demonstrations at Indonesia's embassy in Myanmar.
"The inclusive democratic changeover should be pursued according to the wishes of the Myanmar persons. Any way forward is the methods to this end," Retno explained in a message delivered to Reuters by her workplace.
"Indonesia is very worried about the problem in Myanmar and works with the Myanmar people. The well-being and secureness of the Myanmar persons is the number 1 priority," Retno said.
She called for all get-togethers to "deploy maximum restraint in order to avoid bloodshed".
Indonesia's foreign ministry declined to touch upon whether it needed the results of the Nov 8 election to be respected, but a good spokesman mentioned that Indonesian president Joko Widodo experienced congratulated Aung San Suu Kyi on her victory at that time.
It also declined to comment on the Reuters record of its system, which demands ASEAN to mediate between your junta and protesters.
But a former Indonesian foreign minister has played down the ASEAN method.
Speaking to CNA, Marty Natalegawa - Retno's predecessor - said: "The thought of the junta jogging elections is certainly farcical and a accomplish non-starter.
"The currently democratically expressed will of the persons of Myanmar should be respected. The international network must do the job for the restoration of democracy in Myanmar."
Myanmar's military seized electric power on Feb 1 following the election commission dismissed it has the accusations of fraud, after Suu Kyi's party swept the voting. The junta has got promised a fresh election, but without setting a precise timetable.
The coup has prompted daily mass protests for nearly three weeks and strikes by many government workers.
Senior regional officials acquainted with Indonesia's proposal for Myanmar said that holding the ruling generals to their promised election was the many realistic method of getting Myanmar on the right track to representative government.
Indonesia is the major of the 10 countries in the ASEAN bloc, which also contains Myanmar.
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