The 36 civil society groups, who oppose the military dictatorship, have issued a statement that they object to the visit of Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn, the current special envoy of the Association of South East Asia Nations (ASEAN) to Myanmar.

The ASEAN special envoy, including ASEAN, failed to call for an immediate end to the atrocities committed by the military council, the group said.

“The ASEAN Special Envoy's visit to Myanmar has been condemned because it shows no respect to the voices and demands of the people,” said in the statement.

ASEAN Special Envoy Prak Sokhonn met with military leader Sr. Gen. Min Aung Hlaing in Naypyidaw on March 21.

The military council reported that they had discussed providing humanitarian assistance including the situation of implementing the ASEAN Five-Point Consensus.

The analysts criticized that the ASEAN Special Envoy's visit to Myanmar would not bring about progressive reforms.