- Posted 19 Dec 2016 19:55
- Updated 19 Dec 2016 21:55
YANGON: The 10-member Association for Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Monday (Dec 19) offered Myanmar humanitarian assistance, stressing that aid be distributed to those affected in northern Rakhine state.
Speaking after a closed-door meeting of the bloc’s foreign ministers, ASEAN Secretary-General Le Luong Minh said that “we need to help Myanmar overcome this challenge”.
Indonesia Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi and Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi walk after they attended ASEAN Foreign Minister Meeting on Rohingya issue in Sedona hotel at Yangon, Myanmar December 19 , 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun