MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is calling for the immediate release of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was detained after a military power grab in the Southeast Asian country.
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. issued the call during Tuesday’s Informal Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Foreign Ministers Meeting on regional and international issues.
“Our call is for the complete return to the previously existing state of affairs: with respect to the preeminent role of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi; alongside the Army her father created for the protection of the people he led to freedom and the country he gave them at the cost of his life. This …
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