KUALA LUMPUR, October 27 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today urged his counterparts at the East Asia Summit (EAS) to continue engaging with Myanmar and North Korea.
Anwar, who currently chairs the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean), said Malaysia will be inviting all 27 minority groups and opposition parties from Myanmar for inclusive engagement sessions at the capital ahead of the country’s elections.
The junta-ruled Myanmar is expected to hold a general election on December 28 — the country’s first polls since a military coup toppled the civilian government led by Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021.
Observers and human rights group are rejecting the polls as a sham election while Asean is still mulling deploying election observers to ensure a free and fair election.
However, Anwar today stressed that Myanmar should be allowed to conduct its state affairs via its own national mechanisms.
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