00:00ASEAN's five-point peace plan for Myanmar is not difficult to implement,
00:05according to Foreign Minister Dato' Sri Muhammad Hassan.
00:08He said the bloc has urged Myanmar's authorities to carry out the plan
00:12and ensure that humanitarian aid reaches those in need.
00:16He stresses that while ASEAN cannot prevent a general election in Myanmar later this year,
00:21it wants the process to be free, fair and inclusive.
00:25ASEAN has remained split over how to end the deadly civil war in Myanmar
00:29sparked by a military coup in 2021.
00:33Fighting has intensified despite repeated calls for de-escalation,
00:37with ASEAN making little progress in getting Myanmar's military regime
00:42to adhere to a peace plan it agreed to months after the coup.
00:46ASEAN foreign ministers will discuss whether to send regional observers
00:51to Myanmar's general election, according to Muhammad.
00:54Critics have derided the election set to begin in December
00:57as a sham exercise to legitimize military rule.
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