Burma Urged to Stop ‘Unsustainable’ Conflict by Wong

Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong speaks during a press conference after bilateral talks with Beijing's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on March 20, 2024. David Gray/AFP via Getty Images

Conflict in Burma, also known as Myanmar, is getting worse and has urged its leaders to take a different path as violence in the country escalates, Foreign Minister Penny Wong says.

The senator has issued a direct plea to the nation’s military rulers on the sidelines of an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) regional gathering in Laos.