PBBM: ASEAN to continue dealing with Myanmar in ‘constructive, principled’ manner

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MANILA – The leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have agreed to continue dealing with Myanmar in a “constructive and principled” ma...

‘CONSTRUCTIVE, PRINCIPLED’ MANNER. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. delivers his remarks at the 49th ASEAN Summit Retreat at the Coconut Palace on Sunday (Nov. 15, 2026). Marcos said leaders of the ASEAN agreed to continue dealing with Myanmar in a “constructive and principled” manner, utilizing the Five-Point Consensus as the bloc’s core peace plan on the Myanmar situation. (Photo courtesy of ASEAN PH)

MANILA – The leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have agreed to continue dealing with Myanmar in a “constructive and principled” manner, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said after chairing the 49th ASEAN Summit Plenary on Sunday.

The Chief Executive, speaking at the summit retreat at the Coconut Palace, said ASEAN will continue utilizing the Five-Point Consensus as the bloc’s core peace plan on the Myanmar situation.

“Five years hence, we need to ask ourselves, what more can we do for Myanmar? Ultimately, the crisis in Myanmar is about people: families who have been displaced, communities that need humanitarian assistance, and young people whose future has been interrupted by conflict and instability,” he said.

“Myanmar is not merely an issue on ASEAN's agenda. Myanmar is part of our Asian-ASEAN family. In this regard, I hope our session leads to practical and forward-looking discussions on how we can further advance the implementation of the Five-Point Consensus.”

Marcos conveyed hopes that discussions among the leaders would result in efforts that are “more responsive to the realities of the ground” and supportive of a “peaceful, inclusive, Myanmar-owned and Myanmar-led process.”

Attending the meeting were the 10 ASEAN leaders, except for Myanmar, which is represented by its Foreign Ministry director-general for ASEAN affairs.

The ASEAN leaders in 2021 limited Myanmar’s participation in ASEAN meetings to non-political representatives after the military seized power in the same year.

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