The regional envoy tasked with reaching a peace agreement on the conflict in Burma admitted that “Superman himself cannot resolve the crisis” at the conclusion of a week of overseas meetings that made little progress.
Burma has been experiencing acute internal conflict since the February 2021 military coup, and local organizations estimate that more than 2,100 people have been killed in a crackdown launched by the military council against their opponents.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has led efforts to end the conflict, which have so far been inconclusive, and the 10-nation group admitted in a joint statement on Friday that it has failed to make progress on its five-point emergency plan. to resolve the crisis.
ASEAN Special Envoy Cambodian Foreign Minister Barak Sokon, who has visited Burma twice since the coup, downplayed the likelihood of progress in the near future.
“I’m just a special envoy, I’m not Superman,” he told reporters in Phnom Penh, adding, “I think Superman himself can’t solve the Burmese crisis.”
ASEAN countries have made no secret of their resentment towards military leaders in Burma amid the violation of the peace plan, especially after the execution last month of four prisoners, including two symbols of the defense of democracy.
