Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to thank the witnesses for being with us this evening and for enlightening us on this subject. I have a series of questions for Professor Ba.
In an article published in International Affairs in May 2023, you wrote that one of the most important issues for ASEAN could be the escalating conflict in Myanmar.
Specifically, you were saying that there are growing legitimacy issues within ASEAN as a result of developments in Myanmar. On May 24, a number of countries, including Canada, the United States, some European Union countries and the European Union itself, the United Kingdom and South Korea, issued a statement on the situation in Myanmar.
What legitimacy problems do you see with the escalation of the conflict in Myanmar within ASEAN? What impact might that have on the way forward?