Australia’s Wong urges Myanmar generals to take a different path and end conflict

(Reuters) – Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Saturday the conflict in military-ruled Myanmar was worsening and her message to the ruling junta was the situation there was unsustainable and it should take a different path for the country and the people.

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a series of regional summits in Laos, Wong said Australia was deeply concerned about the Myanmar conflict and backed a peace effort by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

(Reporting by Martin Petty; Editing by Himani Sarkar)

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