The US Secretary of State called on ASEAN to take immediate action on the situation in Myanmar on the basis of the ＂five-point consensus＂

　　On the evening of July 13th, local time, US Secretary of State Blinken said that the United States was "deeply concerned" about the takeover of power by the Myanmar military, and called on ASEAN countries to take actions to end the violence and restore democracy in the country based on the "five-point consensus" reached with the Myanmar military.

　　According to Reuters, Blinken held a video conference with ASEAN foreign ministers on July 13th. This is the first meeting with ASEAN countries since Biden took office. After the meeting, the State Council spokeswoman Price said in a statement that at the meeting, Blinken called on ASEAN countries to take immediate action in accordance with the "five-point consensus" reached with the Myanmar military in April, and appointed a Myanmar special envoy to promote dialogue among all parties in Myanmar.

　　Price said that Blinken also demanded the release of all "unjustly detained" people in Myanmar and the resumption of the democratic transition process in Myanmar.

　　It has been more than five months since the political upheaval in Myanmar on February 1 this year. On April 24, ASEAN held a special summit on Myanmar in Jakarta. ASEAN leaders reached a "five-point consensus" on the situation in Myanmar, including that all parties in Myanmar should stop violence and exercise maximum restraint; All parties should start a constructive dialogue; ASEAN will appoint a special envoy for Myanmar to facilitate the mediation of the dialogue process; ASEAN provides humanitarian assistance to Myanmar; ASEAN envoys and delegations should visit Myanmar.

　　Reuters previously reported that ASEAN has not appointed a special envoy for Myanmar, due to differences among ASEAN countries on the candidate, task, term of office and whether to stay in Myanmar.