(19 Jan 2025)
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Langkawi, Malaysia – 19 January 2025
1. Aung Kyaw Moe, Myanmar Permanent Secretary to ASEAN walking
2. Mohamad Hassan Malaysian Foreign Minister walking onto stage
3. Wide of press conference
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Mohamad Hassan, Malaysian Foreign Minister:
“On South China Sea, we touched base on, the retreat welcomes the progress of the negotiations of the code of conduct in South China Sea and highlighted the need to continue the momentum to expedite the code of conduct in the South China Sea negotiations towards an early conclusion and an effective and substantive COC (Code of Conduct) in accordance with UNCLOS 1982.”
5. Wide of press conference
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Mohamad Hassan, Malaysian Foreign Minister:
“We congratulate President Trump to be back in office, we hope under his stewardship the world will be more stable and more peaceful.”
7. Wide press conference
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Mohamad Hassan, Malaysian Foreign Minister
“We have no intention to carve out Myanmar, in fact we are looking forward for a peaceful dialogue with Myanmar and also the stakeholders in Myanmar, and we are trying our very best to put our head together, together with the dialogue partners, and also countries neighboring Myanmar, how best we can ensure stability and also a democratic government be installed in Myanmar.”
9. Hassan talks to reporters
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Mohamad Hassan, Malaysian Foreign Minister:
“Yeah they are prepared, they are suggesting that they are going to have an election, but we said elections have to be inclusive, election cannot be in isolation, it has be involved all segments and stakeholders but if you want to have elections in isolation and only represent certain quarters of the segments in Myanmar I don’t think that is the priority. Their priority is to stop the violence.”
11. Hassan leaving press conference
STORYLINE:
Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, Malaysia, seeking a breakthrough over Myanmar’s drawn-out civil war and territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
The retreat, which kicked off Sunday, on the island of Langkawi was the first major meeting of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) hosted by Malaysia.
Officials said it aims to chart the bloc’s direction for the year.
Speaking at a press conference, Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hassan said they were "looking for a peaceful dialogue" with Myanmar.
He said they were working on how "best we can ensure stability and also a democratic government be installed in Myanmar.”
"Their priority is to stop the violence," he added.
Other discussions include the second term of incoming U.S. President Donald Trump and how it will shape dynamics in the region.
AP Video by Syawalludin Zain
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