Indonesia and Malaysia call for ASEAN meeting on Myanmar coup

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Indonesian President Joko Widodo, right, talks with Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin during a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Friday. © Reuters

ERWIDA MAULIA, Nikkei staff writer

JAKARTA -- Indonesia and Malaysia are calling for a regional meeting to discuss the military coup in Myanmar, the leaders of the neighboring countries said at a meeting in Jakarta on Friday.

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo and Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said they've instructed foreign ministers of both nations to approach the chair of the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations to set up a special meeting to discuss the matter.

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