Singapore PM Lee tells Asean chair he sees little progress on Myanmar's 5-Point Consensus

A photo from June 23, 2019, shows Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (left) and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on the sidelines of the Asean Summit in Bangkok. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE/YANGON, Jan 15 (The Straits Times/ANN): Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has told Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, whose country is the current Asean chair, that the bloc should invite only "a non-political representative from Myanmar" to attend its meetings until significant progress has been made to implement Asean's Five-Point Consensus.

Lee received a video call on Friday (Jan 14) from Hun Sen, who briefed the Singapore leader on Cambodia's Asean chairmanship priorities and agenda for 2022, said a statement from Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on Saturday.