Myanmar’s Reform & her Relations with Southeast Asia.
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Myanmar’s Reform & her Relations with Southeast Asia
ByProfessor Chaw Chaw Sein
IR, University of Yangon19-2-2014
Introduction
• related with Myanmar's domestic and regional
affairs
• founding member of the NAM
• changes under New Myanmar
• ASEAN Chairmanship
Content
• Myanmar’s Reform
• Myanmar's Internal Challenges and Impact on
SEA
• Myanmar's Regional Challenge and ASEAN
Chairmanship
Peace making process• Successive governments effort on cease-fire
agreements• Peace making under New Government• Cease-fire• Union level PM Committee• Political dialogue
Peace Talks
• Shweli , 4.2.2013• Joint Statement on 7 point agreement on
cease-fire• Laiza Peace Conference, 30.10.2013• Eleven point• Political dialogue• Creation of federal army
Remarkable achievements
• Poverty reduction, social protection,
• Myanmar Development Cooperation Forum,
Myanmar Green Economic, Green Growth
Forum,
• World Economic Forum
Communal Violence in Rakhine State
• Successive Myanmar government efforts
• Spoilage of international relations
• Spill over to Malaysia & Indonesia
Myanmar-Indonesia
• A Treaty of Friendship in 1951
• founding member of NAM
• working closely with Myanmar in promoting
democratization and government reforms
Myanmar-IndonesiaDialogue
• Indonesia-Myanmar Dialogue has been taking
place both in Yangon and Bali in 2013
• Decentralization, Democratization & Peace
Building
Myanmar-Malaysia
• 1965 largely focus on economic development,
insurgency suppression, collaboration in
combating drug trafficking.
• Myanmar's admission to ASEAN,
• Mahathir’s interest both in economy &
political
ASEAN Chairmanship
• 2006 issue of chairmanship• Top agenda of 2014• South China Sea disputes, natural disaster
management, AEC
ASEAN Chairmanship
• 2006 issue of chairmanship• Top agenda of 2014• South China Sea disputes, natural disaster
management, AEC
Workshop on Myanmar ASEAN Chair
• “ Myanmar's Reform: Achieving Progress through Democracy” MISIS and Cambodian institute for Cooperation and Peace (CICP)
• "Myanmar's ASEAN Chairmanship: The Way Forward", organized by MISIS and SIIA
• AMM retreat at Bagan • The chairmanship in Cambodia in ASEAN history• Case of Kampuchea
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