International relationsMalaysia urges ASEAN talks on Myanmar, 'non-indifference' policy
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Malaysia's Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah in late October: He wants ASEAN to call a meeting to discuss next steps on Myanmar. © Reuters
P PREM KUMAR, Nikkei staff writer
November 1, 2021 19:24 JST
PUTRAJAYA -- Malaysia wants to see the Association of Southeast Asian Nations adopt a principle of "non-indifference" toward Myanmar's humanitarian crisis -- rather than "non-interference" -- and will ask Cambodia, the bloc's new rotating chair, to convene a special meeting on next steps.