Fadli Zon Leads ASEAN Parliament To Formulate Concrete Steps To Overcome Myanmar Crisis

JAKARTA - As part of the 44th AIPA General Assembly in Jakarta, a session of the Political Commission has been held. The chairman of the BKSAP DPR RI, Fadli Zon chaired the Political Commission's Session to discuss political issues, security, and peace that took place in the ASEAN region. In the trial, 6 resolutions were successfully agreed upon the adoption of the ASEAN-AIPA Leaders' 14th Interface Summit Report; AIPA Caucus Report; Resolutions to maintain regional peace, security and stability; Resolutions related to the threat of terrorism, extremism, and radicalism;Resolution of Parliament's Role in dealing with issues of food, water and energy in ASEAN; and the Resolution of Parliament's Role in creating peace in Myanmar. Fadli Zon stated that AIPA delegates succeeded in producing consensus to explore appropriate mechanism options and could be used to oversee the implementation of Five-Point Consensus which has been used as a basis for restoring a safe and peaceful situation in Myanmar. "This is a milestone for parliamentary involvement through parliamentary diplomacy to contribute to regional peace and humanitarian aspects," said Fadli Zon in his statement, Wednesday 9 August. In a joint session, AIPA observer countries were also agreed on a joint commitment to amplify humanitarian aid aimed at a prolonged crisis-affected Myanmar Society. Fadli Zon hopes that the commitment of AIPA member states and this observer state can be a bright spot for achieving peace in Myanmar and the stability of the region in Southeast Asia and around. ASEAN Inter - Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA)'s 44th political commission agreed on the formation of a kind of ad hoc committee in Myanmar's efforts to help achieve peaceful and sustainable solutions.

He said, it is necessary to commit parliament and all AIPA members to help realize peace in Myanmar. "Parliamentary diplomacy can be a bridge for parties involved to open inclusive dialogue. The AIPA ad hoc committee can assist ASEAN in assisting the resolution of internal conflict in Myanmar", said Fadli Zon.