MANILA: \u200cThe Philippines called on Myanmar on Wednesday to allow ASEAN\u2019s special envoy to meet with detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi, pressing for greater transparency after authorities allowed her to serve the remainder of her sentence under house arrest.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe view these developments as vital steps in a sequence of confidence-building measures necessary \u200cfor long-term \u200cnational stability in Myanmar,\u201d the \u200cPhilippines, \u2060serving as this year\u2019s chair \u2060of ASEAN, said in a statement.<\/p>\n
The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs said Myanmar should allow Aung San Suu Kyi to communicate with her family to \u201cdemonstrate genuine commitment to \u2060national reconciliation.\u201d<\/p>\n
Access for ASEAN\u2019s \u200cspecial envoy would \u200csupport engagement with all stakeholders and advance inclusive \u200cnational dialogue, it said.<\/p>\n
The Philippines also \u200csaid that the developments should be used to build momentum for political dialogue and reconciliation in Myanmar under the ASEAN peace framework \u200cknown as the Five-Point Consensus.<\/p>\n
Aung San Suu Kyi has been \u2060in \u2060detention since her elected government was toppled in a 2021 coup.<\/p>\n
She has been serving a 27-year sentence after being convicted of multiple offenses based on charges her allies said were politically motivated.<\/p>\n
Her sentence was commuted by one-sixth as part of an amnesty last month for thousands of prisoners, which also saw the release of her ally, former President Win Myint.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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