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Indonesia president says Myanmar human rights abuses cannot be tolerated

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo delivers his remark during a retreat session of the 42nd ASEAN Summit in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, May 11, 2023. Mast Irham/Pool via REUTERS.

Violations of human rights in military-ruled Myanmar cannot be tolerated and violence should be immediately halted and people must be protected, Indonesia's president said on Thursday at the conclusion of a Southeast Asian leaders summit.

President Joko Widodo, current chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), said the bloc must keep pushing for a peace plan to be implemented in Myanmar and Indonesia was ready to talk to anyone with a stake in the conflict, adding that engagement did not mean endorsement or recognition.

(Reporting by Kate Lamb and Ananda Teresia; Writing by Martin Petty; Editing by Kanupriya Kapoor)

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