Myanmar's junta will give "careful consideration to constructive suggestions" from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) on ways to resolve violent turmoil triggered by a Feb. 1 coup, the junta said.
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"The suggestions would be positively considered if it ... serves the interests of the country and was based on purposes and principles enshrined in" Asean, it said in a statement published on Tuesday.
Junta leader Min Aung Hlaing attended an Asean meeting in Indonesia on the weekend at which the bloc issued a so-called five-point consensus on steps to end the violence and promote dialogue between the rival Myanmar sides.
