Indonesia’s president has urged all parties in Burma to cease violence after officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) were attacked in a “shootout” while delivering aid to the country.
“Stop using force because it’s the people who will become victims. This condition will not make anyone win,” Indonesian President Joko Widodo said at a press conference on Monday.
Widodo said that aid delivery by ASEAN officials was hampered owing to an attack in Burma, also known as Myanmar, but he did not elaborate on the details. It remains unclear who carried out the attack.
“It is very unfortunate that in the middle of the trip, there was a shootout,” the Indonesian leader said, according to his office….