"We expressed our deep concern over the escalation of conflicts and humanitarian situation in Myanmar, and encouraged progress on the implementation of the ASEAN Leaders’ Five-Point Consensus (5PC). We reaffirmed our united position that the 5PC remains our main reference to address the political crisis in Myanmar and further reaffirmed the relevant Leaders’ decisions," the communique, released following the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, said.
The foreign ministers of ASEAN condemned the ongoing acts of violence against civilians and public facilities, and urged all parties involved in the conflict to take certain measures to immediately end the indiscriminate violence, exercise maximum restraint, ensure the protection and safety of all civilians and civilian infrastructure, and create an enabling environment for humanitarian assistance and an inclusive national dialogue.
"In this regard, we reaffirmed the ASEAN Leaders’ Statement on an Extended and Expanded Ceasefire in Myanmar. We also welcomed the continued progress in the provision of humanitarian assistance to Myanmar by the AHA Centre [the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management] in support of Point 4 of the ASEAN Leaders’ 5PC [provision of Myanmar with humanitarian aid]," the communique read.
According to the document, the ASEAN countries highly appreciate the activities of Tan Sri Othman Hashim, the ASEAN special envoy on Myanmar, appointed during the Malaysian chairmanship in the organization, and his efforts in realization of the consensus on the resolution of the crisis in Myanmar.
"We will conduct our comprehensive review of the 5PC implementation and submit our recommendations to the 47th ASEAN Summit. We also agreed to task our Senior Officials to explore new strategies to ensure continuity in the role of the ASEAN Special Envoy on Myanmar," the communique read.
The Five-Point Consensus of ASEAN was signed in April 2021 in the wake of the February 1, 2021 coup in Myanmar. The parties agreed on the need for an immediate halt to violence, a constructive dialogue between the warring parties, the appointment of an ASEAN special envoy to contribute to the mediation, and humanitarian access to Myanmar.
ASEAN was founded in 1967. It unites 10 countries of Southeast Asia - Brunei, Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines. In 2025, the powers of the ASEAN chairmanship were transferred to Malaysia for a period of one year on a rotating basis.