ASEAN must act on 5PC review and decisions
Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH) welcomed 43rd ASEAN Summit's Review and Decisions on Implementation of Five-Point Consensus made in Jakarta, Indonesia, on 5 September while urging the bloc to act on its decisions immediately, in its statement on 8 September.
It also called on the international community including the ASEAN to cut the military junta of jet fuel, finance and diplomatic relations.
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