(VOVWORLD) - The ASEAN Secretariat released a statement Sunday on the results of the recent Myanmar visit and working session by President of the ASEAN Foreign Minister’s Meeting (AMM) and Second Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brunei Dato Erywan Pehin Yusof and ASEAN Secretary General Dato Lim Jock Hoi.
 General Min Aung Hlaing speaks at a meeting in Naypyidaw on March 27, 2021. (Photo: AFP/VNA)
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Meeting with the Chairman of the State Administration Council, General Min Aung Hlaing, and other senior officials, the AMM President and ASEAN Secretary General welcomed Myanmar's new commitment to maintaining open and effective channels of communication.
The AMM President conveyed to Myanmar the nomination proposed by ASEAN members for the post of Special Envoy of the ASEAN Chair for Myanmar, and called for the release of all political prisoners, who include women, children, and foreigners.
The ASEAN Secretary General mentioned the possibility of providing humanitarian assistance to Myanmar.