Leaders of Southeast Asian nations begin an annual summit that is likely to be dominated by Myanmar's escalating violence and political gridlock
Leaders from the other nine countries in the bloc - Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam - are present at the meeting in Phnom Penh.
"We are now at the most uncertain juncture; the lives of millions in our region depend on our wisdom and foresight," Hun Sen said. ASEAN, which has barred junta leaders from its meetings since last year, repeated last week its commitment to the so-called five-point peace consensus, but some members have been pushing for a stronger stance.Indonesia's foreign minister said last week that the junta, not ASEAN, was squarely responsible for a lack of progress on the peace plan and that recommendations would be made to leaders on strengthening its implementation.
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