Police are deployed in Yangon to stop people from participating in demonstration in Myanmar on Feb 26, 2021 (Photo: AFP/VNA)

In an open letter to Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Andrews pointed out that at the conclusion of a meeting with ASEAN leaders in Jakarta, Mr. Hlaing agreed to an “immediate cessation of violence in Myanmar.”

He said this is an imperative first step toward ending a crisis that has already cost the lives of Myanmar people.