China pleased Asean ‘adopted a non-interference policy towards Myanmar’
- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi makes statement in meeting with his Singaporean counterpart, Vivian Balakrishnan
- Singapore finds situation in Myanmar ‘very troubling’, Balakrishnan says
Wang met Vivian Balakrishnan in Nanping, southeast China’s Fujian province, where the two men also discussed a range of other issues, including the Covid-19 pandemic.
A statement issued by China’s foreign ministry said Wang told Balakrishnan Beijing was pleased Asean had “adopted a non-interference policy towards Myanmar’s internal affairs”.
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After the military coup in Myanmar in February, Asean foreign ministers held online talks last month to discuss how to respond. While the group has not issued a statement on the issue, Balakrishnan was quoted as saying at the time that the 10-nation bloc, of which both Singapore and Myanmar are members, was “appalled by the use of lethal force against civilians”.
During his meeting with Wang, Balakrishnan described the situation in Myanmar as “very troubling”, according to a report by Channel News Asia (CNA).