Phnom Penh (FN), Oct. 29 – As the upcoming chair of ASEAN, Cambodia will appoint its own special envoy who will continue the work of the current special envoy, beginning with the term of its presidency on January 2022, Cambodian foreign minister Prak Sokhonn said in an interview with Reuters’ reporter Prak Chan Thul on 28 October 2021 via telegram.

“The decision to invite a non-political representative from Nay Pyi Daw was made by the Chair of ASEAN after the Emergency ASEAN Ministers’ Meeting could not reach a consensus on Myanmar's representation at the ASEAN Summits and related Summits, after lack of real progress in the implementation of the ASEAN (5PC), especially the unsuccessful demands that the special envoy be able to meet all parties concerned, a necessary step to pave the way for genuine dialogue toward the return of normalcy in Myanmar,” he said.

The minister underlined that the simple fact is that all 9 ASEAN Members States (AMS) want to help Myanmar avoid further tragedy as the country is at the brink of civil war, faces economic, health and humanitarian serious difficulties.

“Cambodia has experience and lessons learned from our past tragedy and successful implementation of our prime minister Hun Sen’s win-win policy. We hope these lessons could be useful for Myanmar to solve her crisis, even though the context and the particularities of our two countries are not exactly the same,” the minister stated.

“Finally, I do think that the way out of this crisis depends more on actors in Myanmar herself than on external help. Nevertheless, Cambodia stands ready to help and will do our best in this endeavor,” he underlined.
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