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Indonesian president Jokowi says Myanmar's human rights abuses cannot be tolerated

Indonesian president Jokowi says Myanmar's 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 on May 11.
PHOTO: Reuters

LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia - 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 (May 11) 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.

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