The Indonesian House Of Representatives Revives The Issue Of Five Points Of ASEAN Agreement In AIPA 2023

The chairman of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Puan Maharani, while chairing the ASEAN Inter-parliament Meeting (AIPA) 2023 in Jakarta on Sunday 6 August. (Special)

JAKARTA - The House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia (DPR RI) has raised the issue of the Five Points ASEAN Agreement (Five-point Consensus ASEAN) to end the conflict in Myanmar at the 44th ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) General Assembly (AIPA) in Jakarta on 7 9 August 2023.

The chairman of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Puan Maharani, as the chair of the session, said that Indonesia invited parliament in ASEAN countries to seek the five points of consensus that had been agreed upon to be fully implemented by the Myanmar government.

"Indonesia's position is clear that we want peace in Myanmar. Through the legislature, of course, we also encourage the government to jointly encourage Myanmar to agree and implement the five agreements that have been mutually agreed upon," said Puan Maharani in response to Antara's question during a press conference after the AIPA Executive Committee Session in Jakarta, Sunday.

Puan said that Indonesia also hopes that ASEAN countries that are present at the 44th AIPA General Assembly will also encourage Myanmar to implement five points of ASEAN's agreement to end conflicts in their country.

"We also hope that all of them from ASEAN countries who are present on this occasion, the nine chairmen of the DPR can also push for how Myanmar will immediately resolve the problems that exist in its country peacefully in accordance with the ASEAN agreement that has been agreed upon," said Puan.

Five ASEAN Consensus Points on Myanmar were agreed upon by ASEAN member countries on April 24, 2021, or less than 2 months after the Myanmar military junta declared a civilian government led by Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1, 2021.

The consensus called on the Myanmar government to allow the delivery and distribution of humanitarian aid from ASEAN countries, immediately stop all forms of violence, hold dialogue involving all parties, appoint special envoys to negotiate, and allow ASEAN special envoys to visit Myanmar to meet with conflicting parties.

The UN Human Rights Commission (OHCHR) in its report referring to the results of interviews and monitoring on February 1, 2022, to January 31, 2023 showed the death toll reached more than 2,900 people, and 17,572 residents were arrested and detained arbitrarily by the military junta.