Speeches & Statements

ASEAN Chair’s Statement

on the Airstrike on Mrauk-U Hospital, Western Rakhine State

13 December 2025

1.    ASEAN expresses deep concern and strongly condemns the airstrike on Mrauk-U Hospital in Western Rakhine State, Myanmar, on 10 December 2025, which resulted in the death of at least 31 civilians and injured at least 76 more.

2.    Attacks targeting civilians and medical facilities, in violation of international humanitarian law, including the Geneva Conventions of 1949, are unacceptable and inconsistent with the principles enshrined in the ASEAN Charter. 

3.   We extend our deepest sympathy and condolences to the bereaved families of the victims and the affected communities, and wish the injured a quick recovery.

4.   We urge all parties in Myanmar to take concrete action to immediately halt indiscriminate violence, stop targeted attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure, exercise utmost restraint and ensure the protection and safety of all civilians and civilian infrastructure. 

5.   We reiterate the call for the full implementation of an expanded and extended ceasefire throughout Myanmar as reaffirmed by the ASEAN Leaders’ Statement on an Extended and Expanded Ceasefire in Myanmar issued on 26 May 2025.

6.  We further reiterate that the Five-Point Consensus remains the main reference to address the political crisis in Myanmar, and urge for its full implementation to help the people of Myanmar achieve an inclusive and durable peaceful resolution towards the betterment of the people of Myanmar, hence contributing to peace, security and stability in the region.

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