Marise Payne (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

We are in close contact with other countries, including through our embassy in Yangon, to discuss these developments and our respective responses. Like-minded democracies around the world have expressed that they share our deep concern. We welcome statements by regional partners and other governments, including ASEAN chair Brunei—and I spoke with Dato Erywan, my counterpart in Brunei, today just before question time—and from Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, the United States, the UK, Japan, Canada and others. I've also spoken today, as the Leader of the Government in the Senate alluded to, with the United States National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, and raised these issues in that discussion, and I will continue to raise them with other colleagues.

Last week, on 29 January, we signed a joint statement affirming our support for Myanmar's democratic transition, urging the military to adhere to democratic norms, with a number of like-minded countries represented in Yangon. We will continue to work through our overseas network to engage with other governments, particularly in our region. (Time expired)