ASEAN 'consensus' urges Myanmar junta to end violence

Five points include 'constructive dialogue' and acceptance of special envoy

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Southeast Asian leaders meet at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta on April 24. Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing is seated in the foreground at right. © Indonesian presidential office via AP

ERWIDA MAULIA and ISMI DAMAYANTI, Nikkei staff writers

JAKARTA -- Association of Southeast Asian Nations leaders on Saturday pressed Myanmar's junta chief to end the bloodshed in his country and resolve the crisis in accordance with a five-point "consensus," in a much-anticipated summit in Jakarta.

Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing flew in from Myanmar on Saturday morning for the closed-door talks with presidents and prime ministers from six other ASEAN states. Thailand, the Philippines and Laos sent their foreign ministers instead.

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