President Rodrigo Roa Duterte joins other leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations member states during the 34th ASEAN Summit gala dinner at The Athenee Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand on June 22, 2019.
“We expect that the Independent Commission of Enquiry established by the Government of Myanmar would seek accountability by carrying out an independent and impartial investigation into alleged human rights violations and related issues,” Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, this year’s ASEAN charmain, said in a statement.
Suu Kyi recently formed a four-member independent commission to probe the allegations of rights abuses by government forces in the northern Rakhine State. The Myanmar leader is among the 10 leaders who attended the regional summit in Bangkok over the weekend. In the statement, the ASEAN leaders committed the bloc’s “more visible and enhanced role” to support Myanmar in providing humanitarian assistance, facilitating the repatriation process with regard to the situation in Rakhine State, and promoting sustainable development.