The Association of Southeast Asian Nations has agreed to send a special envoy to Myanmar to find a way out of the bloodshed there. With the rest of the international community deadlocked over how to respond to the Feb. 1 coup, this is a step in the right direction. We hope that all parties will quickly put this plan into action.
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, ASEAN leaders sat down for a face-to-face meeting in Jakarta on April 24. The group, which upholds the principle of noninterference, has never before convened a leaders summit to discuss the internal problems of a member nation.
