In his August 1 televised speech broadcast on state TV, Min Aung Hlaing said this year, as all situations are in progress, the most possible points of the five-point ASEAN consensus will be implemented under the ASEAN frameworks.
Myanmar was unable to implement the so-called five-point consensus last year due to "lack of stability" partly because of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
ASEAN’s Five-Point Consensus on handling the Myanmar crisis had been agreed at the ASEAN Leaders Meeting (ALM) in Jakarta last April.
It calls for the “immediate cessation of violence” with all parties exercising “utmost restraint”; a constructive dialogue among all parties; the mediation of such talks by a special envoy of the ASEAN chair; provisions of humanitarian assistance coordinated by ASEAN; and a visit to Myanmar by an ASEAN delegation, headed by the special envoy, to meet with all parties.
