18 April 2025
Malaysia’s prime minister announced Friday that Myanmar‘s military junta and a leading opposition group appear ready to extend their ceasefire to allow for more earthquake relief efforts.
Malaysian premier Anwar Ibrahim said outreach talks he held with Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing and the prime minister of its toppled shadow government had proved successful.
“There will be a ceasefire and no unnecessary provocations, because otherwise, the whole humanitarian exercise would fail,” Anwar told reporters in the Thai capital, Bangkok.
Neither rival side has independently confirmed any extension to the already shaky 20-day truce declared on April 2.
What the Malaysian prime minister said
Anwar, who is currently chair of the regional bloc ASEAN, said the parties were prepared to extend the ceasefire announced by both sides after the March 28 earthquake, which killed more than 3,600 people.
He said the talks had been between the military’s State Administrative Council head Min Aung Hlaing and U Mahn Win Khaing Than, prime minister of Myanmar’s coup-deposed National Unity Government (NUG).
“My initial exchange with both the SAC prime minister and the NUG has been very successful,” Anwar said.
Source:DW
